# Accident 19970818022649A: Beech B24R, Albany, TX, August 18, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1997, 20:40 local time
- Place: Albany, TX
- Airport: Albany Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7194° N, 99.2909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7194&lon=-99.2909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2521W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2521W-2000-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 24R (registry code 1151230, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 944 total, 17 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970818022649A

## Narrative

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

PULL UP NEAR VERTICAL ON TAKEOFF AT END RUNWAY. STALLED. ROLLED. IMPACTED AND EXPLODED. POSSIBLE MISUSE OF TRIM. (-23) INSTRUCTOR DARRELL STOUT AND STUDENT PILOT/OWNER DAVE TERRELL TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 17 AT ALBANY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. WITNESS STATED THAT THE A/C PULLED UP TO NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE AT END OF RUNWAY. A/C STALLED, ROLLED AND IMPACTED GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL NOSE DOWN POSITION. A/C EXPLODED ON IMPACT, NO SURVIVORS.

## 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 FTW97FA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA313), Aug 19, 1997: Beech B24R (N2521W), Albany, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff/initial climb. A factor was the flight instructor's lack of experience in the make and model of aircraft.

## Other reports on N2521W (1)

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

- [Incident 19820809049709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820809049709I), Aug 9, 1982: N2521W, Dimmitt, TX, Minor damage. Lost electrical power en route. Actuated gear lever but failed to check gear down. Landed gear up. Alternator failed.

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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