Beechcraft 24R N2517W
20 December 1981 · Greenville, South Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 December 1981 at about 16:00 local time, a Beechcraft 24R registered N2517W was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Greenville, South Carolina, United States. 5 people were on board and one died, 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenville, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Downtown
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 24R
- Registration
- N2517W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3665
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 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
THROTTLE CONTROL SUPPORT BRACKET FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 1979 | Beechcraft 24R | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 May 1978 | Beechcraft 24R | Beverly, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1978 | Beechcraft 24R | Madson, Connecticut, United States | Free Spirt AVI | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1978 | Beechcraft 24R | Groveland, California, United States | Tuolumne Air S | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1978 | Beechcraft 24 | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1977 | Beechcraft 24R | Tyndall Afb, Florida, United States | Keesler Aero C | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |