# NTSB CEN26LA236: Beech C24R, N6164C, Baton Rouge, LA, June 24, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 24, 2026, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC) - Place: Baton Rouge, LA - Coordinates: 30.532899, -91.150882 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5329&lon=-91.1509&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 17, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 203250 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA236 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203250/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203250 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA236 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system: main landing gear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech C24R, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210/cases.md?model=1151254), [All aircraft, 241 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: task monitoring/vigilance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot; cases with it: [Beech C24R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md?model=1151254), [All aircraft, 330 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md) - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech C24R, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=1151254), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech C24R, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=1151254), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that after the airplane departed the runway, the pilot’s door opened. The pilot then remained in the traffic pattern and returned to land on the runway with the landing gear retracted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6164C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6164C), registered now, S/N MC-769, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH C24R - Registry model: [Beech C24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (registry code 1151254) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: MC-769 - Year built: 1981 - Airframe hours: 4215 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: N6164c LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 24, 2026 - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: BTR, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Fld, runway 13/31, 7,005 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 78; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 19, 2026; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,518 total, 1,212 in this make and model, 1,219 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft broken - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 30.07 inHg - Observed at: KBTR - METAR: METAR KBTR 241853Z 24007KT 10SM BKN015 BKN019 32/24 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP182 T03220239 ## 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 20260624007729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260624007729A), Jun 24, 2026: Beech C24R, Baton Rouge, LA, Substantial damage. 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… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 17, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203250. 4.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 4.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20825284&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20form%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 239 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20825294&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photographs-Rel.pdf 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. 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