# Incident 20160507025079I: Beech C23, Yucca Valley, CA, May 7, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2016, 14:30 local time
- Place: Yucca Valley, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1297° N, 116.4069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1297&lon=-116.4069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6566R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6566R-2019-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 45 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160507025079I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON TAKEOFF FROM RWY 24 AT L22 WITH WIND FROM NW AT 10-15 KTS JUST BEGAN ROTATION, WHEN A DUST DEVIL TURNED THE HEADING OF THE AIRPLANE. DURING THE UNUSUAL WIND ENCOUNTER, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND HEADED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A SANDY DITCH. THE LIGHT TO MODERATE DAMAGE WAS EXACERBATED BY EFFORTS TO RETRIEVE THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA16CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA228), May 7, 2016: Beech C23 (N6566R), Yucca Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain airspeed and a positive rate of climb during takeoff in gusty wind conditions, resulting in a loss of directional control, an uncontrolled descent and collision with…

## Other reports on N6566R (1)

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

- [Accident 19750220003149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750220003149A), Feb 20, 1975: Beech C23 (N6566R), Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Overcontrol toward both sides of rwy.

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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