# Incident 19910505014199I: Beech C24R, Lake Havasu, AZ, May 5, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1991, 11:00 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu, AZ
- Airport: Lake Havasu City New Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4839° N, 114.3225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Havasu City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4839&lon=-114.3225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5209M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5209M-2012-12-11) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 366 total, 140 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910505014199I

## Narrative

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

WHILE STARTING ENGINE WITH FULL THROTTLE IT STARTED AT FULL POWER. LOST CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT HIT A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N5209M (2)

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

- [Incident 19900916054239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900916054239I), Sep 16, 1990: Beech C24R (N5209M), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. Lost directional power. Returned. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Unable to duplicate problem.
- [Incident 19891226062009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891226062009I), Dec 26, 1989: Beech C24R (N5209M), Pueblo, CO, Minor damage. Electrical failure. Used emergency gear extension. Right gear did not extend. Aircraft settled on rollout.

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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