Beechcraft 24 N444JR
13 June 2020 · Livingston, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 June 2020 at about 23:25 local time, a Beechcraft 24 registered N444JR was involved in an accident near Livingston, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Livingston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Livingston Muni (00R)
- Coordinates
- 30.6808, -95.0114
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 24
- Registration
- N444JR
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1970
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fulshear → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN20LA228
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The total loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 3 cylinder for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot and his passenger departed on a cross-country flight en route to their home airport. While flying at 7,500 ft mean sea level, the engine began to violently shake, vibrate, and then lost power. The pilot attempted a forced landing to a nearby airport; however, the airplane impacted trees and terrain short of the runway. The airplane came to rest upright in a field about 300 yards short of the runway. Postaccident examination of the engine revealed that the No. 3 cylinder had separated from the engine crankcase. The cylinder, piston, and fractured connecting rod remained within the engine cowling. A review of the maintenance records revealed no recent history of major engine maintenance. Several weeks after the accident, the airplane was recovered by unknown personnel to an unknown location. Examination of the engine to determine the failure of the No. 3 cylinder was not possible.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 2019 | Beechcraft 24 | Edgewood, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2007 | Beechcraft 24R | Rendsburg-Schac, Germany | Oliver Strelow | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jun 2004 | Beechcraft 24 | Baden, Germany | Franz-Peter Welsch | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2003 | Beechcraft 24R | Wauseon, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jun 2003 | Beechcraft 24 | Rome, New York, United States | James Kasperski | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1994 | Beechcraft 24R | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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