# Accident 20140412004919A: Beech C24R, Denton, TX, April 12, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2014, 21:20 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4164° N, 97.4469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4164&lon=-97.4469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23984, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23984-2018-03-02) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 177 total, 53 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140412004919A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 12, 2014, WHILE ENROUTE FROM KFYV TO KT67, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT- IN- COMMAND OF N23984, A BEECHCRAFT SIERRA, AND LOST POWER DURING AN ENROUTE ALTITUDE CHANGE THAT RESULTED IN AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

## 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 CEN14FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA198), Apr 13, 2014: Beech C24 (N23984), Denton, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot mistakenly manipulated the airplane's mixture knob rather than the propeller control knob during the descent, reducing the airplane's mixture knob to where the fuel-air mixture to the…

## Other reports on N23984 (2)

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

- [Incident 20041002029019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041002029019I), Oct 2, 2004: Beech C24R (N23984), Wilmington, NC, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft departed ilm and during climb encountered severe vibration. PIC elected to shut engine down due to concerns of the engine breaking from it's…
- [Accident 19920721026619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920721026619A), Jul 21, 1992: Beech 23BEECH (N23984), Stlantic City, NJ, Substantial damage. On landing runway 22, aircraft bounced, veered right onto grass.

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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