# Incident 19881211063999I: Beech B24R, La Veta, CO, December 11, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: La Veta, CO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5086° N, 105.0085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Veta, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5086&lon=-105.0085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76AA-1991-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881211063999I

## Narrative

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

UNKNOWN OCCUPANT RAN AIRCRAFT AT FULL THROTTLE INTO A PARKED PLANE. DAMAGED ITS ENGINE. NO SIGN OF FORCEABLE ENTRY.

## Other reports on N76AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19820221008579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820221008579I), Feb 21, 1982: Beech B24R (N76AA), Smithfield, NC, Minor damage. Pilot placed landing gear switch down. Failed to check green lights and landed gear up. Found alternator switch off
- [Incident 19780128003899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780128003899I), Jan 28, 1978: Beech B24R (N76AA), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Nose wheel retracted during landing roll.

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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