# Accident 20090826025449A: Beech C24R, Sylva, NC, August 26, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2009, 13:53 local time
- Place: Sylva, NC
- Airport: Jackson County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3172° N, 83.2097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3172&lon=-83.2097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N770DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N770DL-2010-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,382 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA483](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA483) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090826025449A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM 1H0 TO 24A.  FLIGHT TOOK 3 HOURS AND 27 MIN.PILOT CANCELED IFR WITH ZTL CENTER AT 13:38.  AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN MAKING APPROACH AND GO AROUND BY FOUR EYE WITNESSES.  ON THE SECOND APPROACH AIRCRAFT CRASHED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA09LA483](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA483), Aug 26, 2009: Beech C24R (N770DL), Sylva, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during an aborted landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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