# Accident 20200613006079A: Beech A24R, Livingston, TX, June 13, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2020, 18:25 local time
- Place: Livingston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6808° N, 95.0114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6808&lon=-95.0114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444JR-2022-10-01) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 120 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200613006079A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING FROM SPRING, TX TO DERIDDER, LA. THE PILOT NOTICED THE ENGINE DID NOT SOUND NORMAL. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FLIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VIBRATIONS BECAME INCREASINGLY WORSE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT TO LIVINGSTON, TX TO LAND. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE STOPPED. DURING THE ATTEMPT  TO LAND,THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE TREE TOPS AND FINALLY LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS SHORT OF RUNWAY 30.

## 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 CEN20LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA228), Jun 13, 2020: Beech 24 (N444JR), Livingston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 3 cylinder for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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