# Accident 20260624007729A: Beech C24R, Baton Rouge, LA, June 24, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2026, 13:45 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Baton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5329° N, 91.1509° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5329&lon=-91.1509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6164C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6164C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,517 total, 1,015 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260624007729A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN AIRPORT.  PILOT'S DOOR CAME OPEN AT ROTATION.  PILOT RETURNED TO BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN AIRPORT AND FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR BEFORE LANDING RESULTING IN A GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 AT BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN AIRPORT.

## 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 CEN26LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA236), Jun 24, 2026: Beech C24R (N6164C), Baton Rouge, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.

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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