# Accident 19981230034409A: Beech C23, Death Valley, CA, December 30, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1998, 16:30 local time
- Place: Death Valley, CA
- Airport: Death Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5994° N, 116.8296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5994&lon=-116.8296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2313L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2313L-2000-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981230034409A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19)ON DECEMBER 30, 1998, ABOUT 1630 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A BEECH C23, N2313L, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRIAN DURING A TAKEOFF OVERRUN FROM THE FURNACE CREEK, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT. THE PRIVAT PILOT/OWNER AND HIS ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS ORIGINATING FOR AN UNDETERMINED DESTINATION.                                      (-23) ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO PILOT IN COMMAND FAILING TO REMOVE THE CONTROL GUST LOCK PRIOR TO TAKE OFF. PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY RAN OFF THE RUNWAY END, AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT UPON IMPACT WITHIN A DIRT FIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX99LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA062), Dec 31, 1998: Beech C23 (N2313L), Furnace Creek, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection when he failed to remove the gust lock from the flight controls.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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