# Accident 20170214006109A: Beech A23, Beckworth, CA, February 14, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2017, 10:51 local time
- Place: Beckworth, CA
- Airport: Beckworth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8186° N, 120.3528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8186&lon=-120.3528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N425RS-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-346-A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 23 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170214006109A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING SOLO FLIGHT TRAINING.  STUDENT PILOT SET UP TO CONDUCT A TOUCH AND GO AT BECKWOURTH, CA (O02).  AIRPLANE LANDED ON EAST END OF RUNWAY, STUDENT PILOT INCREASED THE THROTTLE TO TAKE OFF THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY MAKING CONTACT WITH A SNOW BURM AND CRASHING.

PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO RENOWN MEDICAL CENTER (RENO, NV) DUE TO HEAD INJURY.

## 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 GAA17CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA148), Feb 14, 2017: Beech A23 (N425RS), Beckwourth, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s inadvertent use of the control yoke to correct for a drift and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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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