# Accident 19841026064839A: Beech C24R, Montague, CA, October 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1984, 23:30 local time
- Place: Montague, CA
- Airport: Siskiyou Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7606° N, 122.3893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7606&lon=-122.3893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66342 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841026064839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. UNSKILLED IN EMERGENCY GEAR. RAN OUT OF FUEL. HIT COWS ON FORCED LANDING. LEAK IN ACTUATOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX85LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA029), Oct 27, 1984: Beech C24R (N66342), Montague, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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