# NTSB FTW81FPG63: Beech C24R, N6014L, Searcy, AR, September 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1981
- Place: Searcy, AR · SEARCY, AR
- Location: 35.2411° N, 91.7352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Searcy, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2411&lon=-91.7352&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125072
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPG63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPG63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1728   81/9/3    SEARCY,AR           BEECH C24R          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 325
        TIME - 2155                    N6014L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEARCY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTON,OH                   SEARCY,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STEERING ARM SHAFT,PN 169-820024,FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6014L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6014L), registered now, S/N MC-628 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Searcy Muni

## 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 19810903055139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810903055139A), Sep 3, 1981: Beech C24R, Searcy, AR, Substantial damage. Nose wheel was cocked sideways on landing. Sweved off runway as nose wheel touched down. Broken steering arm.

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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