# Accident 20120721013759A: Beech A24R, Miami, TX, July 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2012, 11:29 local time
- Place: Miami, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7611° N, 100.7519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7611&lon=-100.7519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9720Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9720Q-2012-09-10) (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: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA467](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA467) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120721013759A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A PRIVATE RUNWAY NEAR MIAMI, TEXAS FOR A PRIVATE FLIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE OWNER, WHO HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.   AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS OF FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS WEST OF THE PRIVATE RUNWAY AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND.  THE PILOT WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY A POST-CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN12LA467](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA467), Jul 21, 2012: Beech A24R (N9720Q), Miami, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight loss of control on final approach for undetermined reasons.

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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