Beechcraft A24R N9778L
2 September 1981 · Yucca Valley, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 September 1981 at about 14:02 local time, a Beechcraft A24R registered N9778L was involved in an accident during in flight near Yucca Valley, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yucca Valley, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Yucca Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A24R
- Registration
- N9778L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Joshua Tree, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3503
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
FUEL NOZZLES PART OBSTD, SILICON MTRL SIM TO GREASE, OTR MTRL.INJECTOR SCREEN SPG BENT, BY-PASS MODE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A24R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 1981 | Beechcraft A24R | The Plains, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Jun 1981 | Beechcraft A24R | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Wilco Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 Oct 1982 | Beechcraft A24R | Lansing, Michigan, United States | Robert L. Lower | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 May 1982 | Beechcraft A24R | Camarillo, California, United States | Gary Higer | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1982 | Beechcraft A24R | Near Mt. Shasta, California, United States | Daniel L. Jackson | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Oct 1983 | Beechcraft A24R | Spring Valley, New York, United States | - | Minor 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 | - |