30.2672° N, 97.7431° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 24, 1984 · 09:00 local
Place
Austin, TX
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Damage unknown
Aircraft
N6271C
Reported as
Beech 200BEECH
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A42
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total600 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lightning struck the aircraft flying between thunderstorms. Damaged aircraft electronics and systems. Other damage.
As the FAA filed it
LIGHTNING STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT FLYING BETWEEN THUNDERSTORMS. DAMAGED AIRCRAFT ELECTRONICS AND SYSTEMS. OTHER DAMAGE.