Beechcraft B24R N24678
9 August 1979 · Arecibo, Puerto Rico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 August 1979 at about 18:00 local time, a Beechcraft B24R registered N24678, operated by Sudouest Impor, was involved in an accident during in flight near Arecibo, Puerto Rico, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arecibo, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Arecibo
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B24R
- Registration
- N24678
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sudouest Impor
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- San Juan, Pr → Mayaguez, Pr
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3541
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FUEL SEL VLV, PN 169-920000-61-127 STUCK IN INTMDPSN.HANDLE BROKE & SEPARATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B24R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 1979 | Beechcraft B24R | Burton, Washington, United States | Boeing Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1979 | Beechcraft B24R | Crystal River, Florida, United States | K & M Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft B24R | Robbinsville, New Jersey, United States | Suburban Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1979 | Beechcraft B24R | Bertrand, Nebraska, United States | McCook Flying | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1979 | Beechcraft B24R | Cloverdale, California, United States | Monarch Aviat | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1978 | Beechcraft B24R | Follett, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |