Beech C24R accident near Manitowoc, Wisconsin, March 12, 1987
On March 12, 1987 at about 5:15 pm local time, a Beech C24R, registered N1824P, was substantially damaged in an accident near Manitowoc, Wisconsin (Manitowoc CO. airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 12, 1987 · about 5:15 pm local time · cases in 1987
- Place
- Manitowoc, Wisconsin · Manitowoc CO. · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech C24R · all C24Rs on the register
- Registration
- N1824P · registry record · serial MC-759
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PILOT FLARED TOO HIGH ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 200 hours in all; 29 in this make and model; 34 in the last 90 days; 94 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,633 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 35 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,750 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: North Star Aviation
The flight
- Departed from: MWC Milwaukee WI at 2:45 pm
- Destination: MTW
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 35, 5,002 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 36°F (2°C), dew point 21°F (-6°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:45 pm from MTW
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N1824P on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Beechcraft C24 176 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Beechcraft 6 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 141 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Manitowoc County · nearest airport
- Lawrence J Timmerman Airport · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Wisconsin 1,622 since 1982 · 228 in the last ten years
- Wisconsin 6,164 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CHI87LA095.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.