Beech C24R incident near Glendale, California, November 27, 1984
On November 27, 1984 at about 5:58 pm local time, a Beech C24R, registered N6713D, suffered minor damage in an incident near Glendale, California. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 27, 1984 · about 5:58 pm local time
- Place
- Glendale, California · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech C24R · all C24Rs on the register
- Registration
- N6713D · no longer on the register · serial NC 711
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER A LOSS OF ENG POWER, THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A STREET. WHILE LANDING, THE TIP OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER SNAGGED A GUY WIRE WHICH CROSSED THE STREET. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL FUEL PUMP NEEDED A ROTOR & BODY KIT. HE PURCHASED A KIT THAT DID NOT HAVE A YELLOW OVERHAUL TAG. THE OPERATOR'S PERSONNEL THEN OVERHAULED, ASSEMBLED & INSTALLED THE FUEL PUMP. THE OPERATOR WAS NOT AN FAA CERTIFIED ACCESSORY REPAIR STATION. NUMEROUS DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND CONCERNING THE ELCTRIC FUEL PUMP, INCLUDING A MISSING CARBON VANE. THE VANE WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP SCREEN.
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: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,300 hours in all; 150 in this make and model; 40 in the last 90 days; 12 in the last 30 days; 2,200 as pilot in command; 1,400 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,485 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, November 5, 1984; 18 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,750 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: RIV Riverside CA at 5:58 pm
- Destination: PRB Paso Robles CA
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:58 am from BUR
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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