# Accident 19860704030069A: Beech C24R, Meyers, CA, July 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1986, 17:32 local time
- Place: Meyers, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8348° N, 120.0186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meyers, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8348&lon=-120.0186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66287, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66287-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860704030069A

## Narrative

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

OPEN DOOR. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND RICH MIXTURE DEGRADED CLIMB. AIRCRAFT STALLED INTO TREES IN RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 LAX86FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA278), Jul 5, 1986: Beech C24R (N66287), Meyers, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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