Beechcraft A-24R N8033R
19 September 1984 · Evansville, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 September 1984 at about 23:18 local time, a Beechcraft A-24R registered N8033R was involved in an accident near Evansville, Indiana, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Evansville, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dress Regional (EVV)
- Coordinates
- 37.9691, -87.5699
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A-24R
- Registration
- N8033R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI84LA394
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF, PLT EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE, LATER TRACED TO A BROKEN FIELD WIRE ON THE ACFT ALTERNATOR TERMINAL. PLT RETURNED FOR LANDING & PLACED GEAR HANDLE IN DOWN POSITION. GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND (ELECTRICALLY OPERATED). PLT MADE NO ATTEMPT TO VERIFY GEAR POSITION IN ABSENCE OF INDICATOR LIGHTS OR EXTEND GEAR MANUALLY. HANDBOOK PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS ON MANUAL EXTENSION PROCEDURE BUT DOES NOT ADVISE ON CONDITIONS NECESSITATING USE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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