# Accident 20000509042259A: Beech B24R, Anchorage, AK, May 9, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2000, 14:40 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: TF8C
- Location: 61.2208° N, 149.8502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2208&lon=-149.8502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6951R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6951R-2001-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Pilot flight hours: 453 total, 77 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000509042259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES EAST OF MERRILL FIELD, AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED TOTAL FAILURE, STUDENT PILOT AND CFI ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON EAST 7TH AVE. AIRCRAFT CLIPPED ONE POWER LINE AND LANDED ON EAST 7TH AVE BETWEEN KLEVIN STREET AND BRAGAW. RIGHT WING IMPACTED A FENCE AND SPUN THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED JUST PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 ANC00FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00FA056), May 9, 2000: Beech B24R (N6951R), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fatigue failure of the crankcase through bolt, the separation of number 3 cylinder assembly, and the inadequate maintenance/service of the airplane by company maintenance personnel.

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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