- Date
- October 21, 1977
- Place
- Freemason Isl, LA · FREEMASON ISL, LA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N24016Beech C24R
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771021033659A
- Case key
- 145330
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3210 77/10/21 FREEMASON ISL,LA BEECH C24R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 120 TIME - 1350 N24016 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREEMASON ISL,LA MONTGOMERY,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- AC NOT RCVRD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24016
- Reported as
- Beech C24R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Freemason Island
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.