# Accident 20020718016749A: Beech C24R, Grindstone, PA, July 18, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2002, 18:40 local time
- Place: Grindstone, PA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0339° N, 79.8061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0339&lon=-79.8061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18860, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18860-2003-11-08) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020718016749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS DIVERTING AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. PILOT REPORTED SEVERE TURBULENCE. ATC ADVISED PILOT OF A CELL AT 12:00 O'CLOCK POSITION AND SUGGESTED A HEADING OF 280 DEGREES. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL LOST RADIO AND RADAR CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC02FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA142), Jul 18, 2002: Beech C24R (N18860), Grindstone, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision resulting in flight into adverse weather, and his failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in overstress of aircraft. A factor was the…

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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