# NTSB FTW79FRJ07: Beech B60, N24188, Ruston, LA, January 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1979
- Place: Ruston, LA · RUSTON, LA
- Location: 32.5338° N, 92.6352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruston, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5338&lon=-92.6352&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FRJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRJ07

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0121  79/1/19    RUSTON,LA           BEECH B60           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N24188              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 23, 1010 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            154 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSTIN MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHREVEPORT,LA               RUSTON,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N24188 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B60
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rustin Municipal

## 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 19790119001119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790119001119A), Jan 19, 1979: Beech 60, Ruston, LA, Substantial damage. Landed downwind from a VOR approach. Weather below circling minimums. Overshot runway. Struck fence.

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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