Beech C24R accident near Hartford, Connecticut, August 2, 1986
On August 2, 1986 at about 6:00 pm local time, a Beech C24R, registered N6637E, was involved in an accident near Hartford, Connecticut (Hartford airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries. 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 November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 2, 1986 · about 6:00 pm local time · cases in 1986
- Place
- Hartford, Connecticut · Hartford · cases near this airport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech C24R · all C24Rs on the register
- Registration
- N6637E · registry record · serial MC 692
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE BEECH 24R PILOT NOTICED A BUILD-UP OF A SUBSTANCE ON THE WINDSHIELD. HE ALSO EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM CONTROLLING THE PROPELLER. HE SAID UPON LANDING HE COULD NOT JUDGE FORWARD VISIBILITY AND FLARED HIGH (30-40 FT). THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE FAA FOUND A FAILED FITTING ON THE PROPELLER.
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: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,671 hours in all; 123 in this make and model; 195 in the last 90 days; 1,456 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,950 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Maximum gross weight: 2,750 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming I0360A1B6 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Centerline Aviation
The flight
- Departed from: HFD Hartford CT at 7:00 pm
- Destination: ACK Nantucket MA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 20, 4,418 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 27.00 inHg
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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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N6637E 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 I0360A1B6 141 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Hartford-Brainard Airport · nearest airport
- Nantucket Memorial · bound for
- Accidents and incidents in Connecticut 522 since 1982 · 68 in the last ten years
- Connecticut 1,608 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/NYC86LA208.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.