# Incident 20230514005459I: Beechcraft SIERRA C24R, Lafayette, IN, May 14, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2023, 18:10 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3995° N, 86.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3995&lon=-86.8628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80BP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80BP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT SIERRA C24R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 337 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230514005459I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 14, 2023, A PILOT OF A BEECH C24 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD DUE TO THE DISRUPTION OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE. WHILE ON 4 MILE FINAL TO THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND DIED. THE LEFT TANK RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE LANDING IN A FIELD.

## Other reports on N80BP (1)

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

- [Incident 19820413014819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820413014819I), Apr 13, 1982: Beech C24R (N80BP), Spartanburg, SC, Minor damage. During touch and go landings, student pilot accidentally retracted landing gear. Instructor counseled.

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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