# Accident 19970110000349A: Beech C24R, Santa Cruz Isla, CA, January 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1997, 12:25 local time
- Place: Santa Cruz Isla, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1909° N, 119.1690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1909&lon=-119.1690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18892, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18892-1997-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 65 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970110000349A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE VIBRATION POWER IDLED. PITCHED IN OCEAN NEAR ISLAND. SANK. C24R 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 LAX97LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA087), Jan 10, 1997: Beech C24R (N18892), Santa Cruz Is., CA, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N18892 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900725041039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900725041039I), Jul 25, 1990: Beech C24R (N18892), Prescott, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot made a gear up landing while practicing touch and go landings. Gear warning horn operating normally.

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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