# Accident 19891112044859A: Beech A24R, Bridgeport, CT, November 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1989, 06:40 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CT
- Airport: Igor I Sikorsky Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1635° N, 73.1262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1635&lon=-73.1262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24569, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24569-1990-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A24R (registry code 1151252, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A24R
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 325 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891112044859A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC90LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA026), Nov 12, 1989: Beech A24R (N24569), Bridgeport, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE AIRPLANE ENGINE THROTTLE CABLE FAILED AND THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED TO IDLE OVER LONG ISLAND SOUND, RESULTING IN THE DITCHING OF THE AIRPLANE.

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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