# Accident 19871024060409A: Beech B24R, Louisville, KY, October 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1987, 07:31 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2202° N, 85.6806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2202&lon=-85.6806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6542R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6542R-1989-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 67 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871024060409A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED A DOOR CAME OPEN AFTER TAKEOFF. MADE TIGHT CIRCLE TO LAND ON ANOTHER RUNWAY. HIT A TREE AND CRASHED.

## 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 ATL88FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA020), Oct 24, 1987: Beech B24R (N6542R), Louisville, KY, substantial damage, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N6542R (1)

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

- [Incident 19820502032189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820502032189I), May 2, 1982: Beech 200BEECH (N6542R), Thomasville, PA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed during taxi. Roll pin on nose gear torque tube casting was missing; gear could not lock down.

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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