Beechcraft A24R N8307R
18 March 1988 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 March 1988 at about 20:30 local time, a Beechcraft A24R registered N8307R was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 3 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- N. Las Vegas Air Terminal (VGT)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A24R
- Registration
- N8307R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Las Vegas → San Luis Obispo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA88LA059
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE THE AIRCRAFT'S DOOR OPENED. THE PILOT THEN DIVERTED TO A NEARBY AIRPORT FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. DURING LANDING THE PILOT HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT DURING LANDING ROLL WITH MOST OF THE STABILIZER SEPARATING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. NO PRE-EXISTING PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND WITH THE DOOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A24R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Dec 1988 | Beechcraft A24R | Grass Valley, California, United States | Engstrom, Karl A. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1988 | Beechcraft A24R | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States | Flying Musketeers of Rochester | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Oct 1988 | Beechcraft A24R | Mt. Baldy, California, United States | Theodore & Catherine Cummings | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Aug 1989 | Beechcraft A24R | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Nov 1989 | Beechcraft A24R | Richmond, Minnesota, United States | Muhs, David P. | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1989 | Beechcraft A24R | Evanston, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 1988 | Beechcraft 65 | Elko, Nevada, United States | Airborne Geophysics | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Oct 1988 | Bell 47G-3B2 | Cottonwood Canyon, Nevada, United States | Bureau of Land Management | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1988 | Pitts S-1C | Carson City, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1988 | Cessna 310G | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 1988 | Applebay ZUNI 2 | Wellington, Nevada, United States | Diane E. Weidenhammer | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Feb 1988 | Piper PA-31T | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Executive Air Service | Minor injuries | - |