# Accident 20060425008479A: Beech A24R, Sebring, FL, April 25, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2006, 21:30 local time
- Place: Sebring, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4725° N, 81.0714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4725&lon=-81.0714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9774L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9774L-2014-11-26) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060425008479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE SCENE OF THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT WAS LOCATED +/- 25 MILES, EAST, SOUTH EAST OF SEBRING, FLORIDA. THE ACCIDENT APPEARED TO HAVE OCCURRED ON APRIL 25, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 2130 HOURS LOCAL, WHERE A BEECH BE-23-A24R, REGISTRATION NUMBER N9774L, SERIAL NUMBER MC-111, OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED THE GROUND, AFTER AN INFLIGHT BREAK-UP OF BOTH WING TIP SECTIONS, JUST INBOARD OF THE AILERONS. THE IN-FLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE WINGS APPEARED TO HAVE ALSO IMPACTED THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, CAUSING IT TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND INVERTED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY WOUNDED.

## 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 MIA06FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06FA098), Apr 26, 2006: Beech A24R (N9774L), Okeechobee, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control as a result of spatial disorientation and an in-flight break up. Contributing to the accident were the dark night and thunderstorms.

## Other reports on N9774L (2)

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

- [Incident 19841007059129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841007059129I), Oct 7, 1984: Beech A24R (N9774L), Kalispell, MT. Failed to use a landing check list. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19780212006369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780212006369I), Feb 12, 1978: Beech B24R (N9774L), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Pilot unable to extend nose gear. Nose wheel was turned during retraction due to failed steering tire jammed.

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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