# Incident 19861211079369I: Beech C24R, Wilmington, NC, December 11, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1986, 17:30 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: New Hanover Co
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2257° N, 77.9447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2257&lon=-77.9447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24053, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24053-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,394 total, 68 in this make and model, 262 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861211079369I

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION ON FINAL AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT. POOR PREFLIGHT WEATHER PLANNING.

## Other reports on N24053 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880507020269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507020269I), May 7, 1988: Beech C24R (N24053), Newport News, VA, Minor damage. Unable to get a green indication light on nose wheel. Emergency procedures used. Nose gear failed on rollout.

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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