# NTSB FTW81FA138: Beech C24R, N18919, Shreveport, LA, August 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1981
- Place: Shreveport, LA · SHREVEPORT, LA
- Location: 32.5252° N, 93.7502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5252&lon=-93.7502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123658
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FA138
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA138

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3644  81/8/29  NR.SHREVEPORT,LA      BEECH C24R          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 313
        TIME - 1359                    N18919              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 188 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHREVEPORT,LA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- COMMERCIAL CHECK.HIT TREES ABT 150FT FRM LARGE OPEN FIELD,GEAR DOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18919](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18919-1982-12-09), registration cancelled 1982-12-09, S/N MC-526 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Registry model: [Beech C24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (registry code 1151254) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810829052679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810829052679A), Aug 29, 1981: Beech C24R, Shreveport, LA, Destroyed. Struck trees wing down and slow forward speed during a flight test. Examiners memo noted series of stall manuevers.

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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