# Accident 19961210045489A: Beech B24R, Atlanta, GA, December 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1996, 22:03 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9093° N, 84.2684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9093&lon=-84.2684&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6988R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6988R-2005-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961210045489A

## Narrative

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

NEARING DESTINATION LOST POWER. NIGHT LANDING IN TREES. NO ANOMALIES FOUND. TURBULENCE LOW FUEL MAY UNPORTED.

## 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 ATL97LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA025), Dec 11, 1996: Beech BE-24R (N6988R), Doraville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N6988R (1)

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

- [Incident 19831102070089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831102070089I), Nov 2, 1983: Beech B24R (N6988R), Roanoke, VA, Minor damage. Failed to extend landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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