# Accident 19941102040769A: Beech A2324, La Grande, OR, November 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1994, 16:30 local time
- Place: La Grande, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3209° N, 118.2008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3209&lon=-118.2008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4792J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4792J-1996-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-24 (registry code 1151226, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2324
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 26 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941102040769A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON WET MUDDY AND SOFT RUNWAY. VEERED OFF INTO A DITCH.

## 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 SEA95LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA019), Nov 3, 1994: Beech A23 (N4792J), La Grande, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS INCLUDE THE SOFT, WET AIRSTRIP, AND A DITCH NEAR THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

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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