# Incident 19980511013789I: Beech A24R, Dallas, TX, May 11, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1998, 16:00 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Redbird Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9767L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9767L-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A24R (registry code 1151252, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A24R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 40 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980511013789I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT FLEW FOR 11/2 HOURS WHEN HE STARTED TO DESCEND AND CONTACT RBD TOWER. PILOT BEGAN DESCENT CHECKLIST INTO RBD AIRPORT. MR. RUWE, SOLE OCCUPANT, SWITCHED TO THE FULL TANK AND WAS BEGINNING TO CHECK MIXTURE RICH. THE ENGINE QUIT AT 2,500 FT. PILOT CONTACTED TOWER TO CONFIRM POSITION. THE BE-24 WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A FIELD ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF LANCASTER AIRPORT. MINOR DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE AND EXCESSIVE OIL LEAKAGE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WERE THE ONLY ACCESSIBLE DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE IN ORDER AND PILOT DID EVERYTHING HE COULD TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N9767L (1)

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

- [Incident 19780915018829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780915018829I), Sep 15, 1978: Beech A24R (N9767L), Eau Claire, WI. Forced landing after engine lost power. Cause undetermined.

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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