# NTSB ATL82FA025: Beech 24R, N2517W, Greenville, SC, December 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1981
- Place: Greenville, SC · GREENVILLE, SC
- Location: 34.8369° N, 82.3630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8369&lon=-82.3630&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122745
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FA025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3665  81/12/20   GREENVILLE,SC       BEECH 24R           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 181
        TIME - 1600                    N2517W              PX-  1  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,SC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- THROTTLE CONTROL SUPPORT BRACKET FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2517W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2517W-2014-09-22), registration cancelled 2014-09-22, S/N MC-189, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 24R
- Registry model: [Beech B24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (registry code 1151253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Downtown

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811220078609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811220078609A), Dec 20, 1981: Beech B24R, Greenville, SC, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Engine failed to respond from idle on landing approach. Struck embankment short of runway. Broken throttle bracket.

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.

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