Beechcraft C-24-R N974V

Summary

On 15 January 1984 at about 03:24 local time, a Beechcraft C-24-R registered N974V, operated by Air South Inc., was involved in an accident near Fullerton, California, 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.

Date

15 January 1984 at 03:24

Classification

Accident

Location

Fullerton, California, United States

Nearest airport

Fullerton Municipal (FUL)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft C-24-R

Registration

N974V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Air South Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Las Vegas → Fullerton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

LAX84LA146

Nobody was injured.

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

A REAR SEATED PASSG REPORTED THAT WHEN THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 50 FT AGL HE HEARD THE STALL WARNING BUZZER SOUND. SEVERAL SECONDS LATER ACFT HIT THE RWY IN A NEAR LEVEL ATTITUDE. THE LANDING WAS DESCRIBED BY THE PASSGS AS 'ON THE HARD SIDE.' INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ACFT WAS OVER MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE GROSS WT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.