19891112044859A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A24R · Bridgeport, CT · November 12, 1989

Date
November 12, 1989 · 06:40 local
Place
Bridgeport, CT
Airport
Igor I Sikorsky Memorial
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N24569
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90LA026
Reported as
Beech A24R
Reported engine
Continental IO360A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total325 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Pilot reported mixture control broken,caused engine out. Ditched in ocean short of runway. Aircraft not recovered.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED MIXTURE CONTROL BROKEN,CAUSED ENGINE OUT. DITCHED IN OCEAN SHORT OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT NOT RECOVERED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.