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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 23 · Twenty Nine Pal, CA · March 21, 2010

Date
March 21, 2010 · 15:21 local
Place
Twenty Nine Pal, CA
Airport
Twenty Nine Palms
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2325Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10CA175
Reported as
Beech 23
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
739 total28 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft crashed immediately after takeoff from dirt strip. Pilot stated the engine was at max power but aircraft would not climb. Aircraft setteled until contacting ground. Pilot stated that he encountered a wind shear.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DIRT STRIP. PILOT STATED THE ENGINE WAS AT MAX POWER BUT AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB. AIRCRAFT SETTELED UNTIL CONTACTING GROUND. PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.