# Incident 19970807027149I: Beech C24R, Abilene, TX, August 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1997, 17:20 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23993, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23993-2023-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 880 total, 75 in this make and model, 360 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970807027149I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 7, 1997, THE PILOT OF N23993, A BEECHCRAFT C-24R AIRPLANE, REPORTED THE LOSS OF THE AIRCRAFT'S ALTERNATOR. THIS RESULTED IN THE SUBSEQUENT TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, THE INABILITY TO NAVIGATE AND COMMUNICATE IFR IN IMC CONDITIONS, AND AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. DURING THE LANDING, THE PILOT FAILED TO USE THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR, RESULTING IN A GEAR UP LANDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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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