# Accident 19970701016709A: Beech C24R, Old Bridge, NJ, July 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1997
- Place: Old Bridge, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.3299° N, 74.3468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3299&lon=-74.3468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5156M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5156M-1998-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970701016709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS PRACTICING POWER OFF LANDINGS, LEFT WING HIT RUNWAY, VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE 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 NYC97LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA133), Jul 1, 1997: Beech C24R (N5156M), Old Bridge, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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