# Accident 19960606012909A: Beech A24R, Modesto, CA, June 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1996, 20:30 local time
- Place: Modesto, CA
- Airport: Modesto City-County Airport-Har
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6697° N, 121.0092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6697&lon=-121.0092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102KB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102KB-1996-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A24R (registry code 1151252, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 6 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960606012909A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED ROUGH AREA. LEFT TANK EMPTY. FIVE GAL FUEL RIGHT TANK. FUEL OFF.

## 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 LAX96LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA221), Jun 7, 1996: Beech 23-A24R (N102KB), Modesto, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the aircraft.

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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