# Accident 19870308005029A: Beech C24R, Milton, FL, March 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1987, 19:55 local time
- Place: Milton, FL
- Airport: T. Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6303° N, 87.0396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6303&lon=-87.0396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18891, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18891-2013-08-15) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 190 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870308005029A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED IN A RIVER. PILOT FAILED TO FOLLOW 14 CFR 91.23

## 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 MIA87LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA101), Mar 9, 1987: Beech C24R (N18891), Milton, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N18891 (2)

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

- [Accident 20020324004159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020324004159A), Mar 24, 2002: Beech C24R (N18891), Bayou La Batre, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot in command allowed the aircraft to get too slow on approach, resulting in hard landing, applied power to go around, lost control, drifted to left…
- [Incident 19900608031169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900608031169I), Jun 8, 1990: Beech C24R (N18891), Linden, AL, Minor damage. Did not complete landing checklist and failed to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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