Beechcraft B24R N6542R
24 October 1987 · Louisville, Kentucky, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 October 1987 at about 11:31 local time, a Beechcraft B24R registered N6542R, operated by Paul Pullen, was involved in an accident near Louisville, Kentucky, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bowman Field (LOU)
- Coordinates
- 38.2202, -85.6806
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B24R
- Registration
- N6542R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Paul Pullen
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Athens
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- ATL88FA020
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 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
DRG TKOF FM RWY 19, THE PLT TRANSMITTED 'WE HAVE A DOOR OPEN.' TWR PSNL CLRD HIM TO LND ON ANY RWY, BUT HE STATED AGAINTHAT A DOOR WAS OPEN. AGAIN, TWR PSNL CLRD HIM TO LND ON ANY RWY. NO OTR RADIO CALLS WERE RECD FM THE ACFT. SVRL PERSONSSAW THE ACFT AT LOW ALT BFR IT ENTERED A STEEP TURN TWD RWY 24. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT HIT A TREETOP, CRASHED WITH THE FLAPS RETRACTED & CAME TO REST APRX 300 YDS FM THE THE RWY THRESHOLD. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE UTILITY & LEFT CABIN DOORS WERE CLOSED DRG IMPACT. HOWEVER, THE RGT CABIN DOOR WAS FND WEDGED UNDER THE RGT WING WITH LITTLE DEFORMATION. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FND DRG THE INVESTIGATION. TESTS SHOWED THE FLT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ACFT WERE UNCHGD WITH AN OPEN DOOR; HOWEVER, THE FLT MANUAL RECOMMENDED USING SHALLOW BANK TURNS, CAUTIONED ABOUT POSSIBLE BUFFETING & A SLIGHT INCREASE IN DRAG, & WARNED NOT TO ALLOW THE AIRSPEED TO DROP BELOW THE RECOMMENDED SPEED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B24R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 1987 | Beechcraft B24R | Sewanee, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1988 | Beechcraft B24R | Ogden, Utah, United States | Kansas College of Technology | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1986 | Beechcraft B24R | Fernandina Bch, Florida, United States | Shields Aviation Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1989 | Beechcraft B24R | Suches, Georgia, United States | Johnny H. Ward | Fatal | 5 |
| 6 Aug 1989 | Beechcraft B24R | Wiscasset, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Mar 1989 | Beechcraft B24R | New Carlisle, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1987 | Cessna 152 | Lewisburg, Kentucky, United States | Omni Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1987 | Air Command CDR ELITE 532 | Paducah, Kentucky, United States | Walter C.samuels | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 May 1987 | Hughes 369HS | Hawesville, Kentucky, United States | Helicopter Minit-Men, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1987 | Piper J3C-65 | Greenville, Kentucky, United States | David Lowe | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 May 1987 | Air & Space 18A | Paducah, Kentucky, United States | IRA D.farrington | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Falmouth, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |