# Accident 20110623011819A: Beech C24R, Valparaiso, FL, June 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2011, 04:44 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, FL
- Airport: Eglin Afb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 30.4831° N, 86.5258° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4831&lon=-86.5258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38029, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38029-2013-05-08) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,926 total, 40 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA354) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110623011819A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 23, 2011, AT 0444 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH C24R, N38029, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE (A.F. B.) AERO CLUB AS A 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 141 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT COLLIDED WITH THE RAMP AFTER REQUESTING A 360-DEGREE TURN FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 01. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY A POST CRASH FIRE.  REVIEW OF TRANSCRIPTS BETWEEN VPS TOWER AND N38029, CALL SIGN AERO CLUB ZERO THREE (AC03), REVEALED THE AIRPLANE REMAINED IN A CLOSED TRAFFIC PATTERN, CONDUCTING MULTIPLE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. AT 04:34:46, AC03 WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION TO LAND ON RUNWAY 01. AT 04:37:44, AC03 REQUESTED A RIGHT TURN TO 2,000 FEET AND A "HIGH KEY" (SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE) FOR RUNWAY 01. THE CONTROLLER APPROVED THE REQUEST AND INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO REPORT THE "HIGH KEY." AT 04:42:43, AC03 STATED, "DOWN TO HIGH KEY, BE RIGHT HAND TURN." THE CONTROLLER INFORMED THE PILOT TO REPORT A BASE LEG FOR RUNWAY 01. AT 04:43:44, AC03, STATED "STUDENT TRAINING IN PROGRESS, I GUESS WE'RE IN A RIGHT BASE FOR THE OPTION." THE CONTROLLER APPROVED THE REQUEST. AT 04:44:05, THE PILOT STATED HE WAS DOING ANOTHER 360-DEGREE TURN FOR RUNWAY 01, AND THERE WAS NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION RECEIVED FROM THE PILOT.

## 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 ERA11FA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA354), Jun 23, 2011: Beech C24R (N38029), Valparaiso, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots’ failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent, low altitude aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N38029 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20011101037069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011101037069I), Nov 1, 2001: Beech C24R (N38029), Valparaiso, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot failed to ensure that the landing gear was in the down and locked position. Aircraft sustained minor damage. No injuries.
- [Incident 19811120081779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811120081779I), Nov 20, 1981: Beech C24R (N38029), Auguasta, GA, Minor damage. Nose gear colapsed on bouncy landing. Nose gear housing failed at upper yoke collar PN16982001617.

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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