# Accident 20171018014889A: Beech A24R, Manteo, NC, October 18, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2017, 10:00 local time
- Place: Manteo, NC
- Airport: Dare County Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9231° N, 75.6958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9231&lon=-75.6958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400LE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400LE-2020-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A24R (registry code 1151252, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (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 A24R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171018014889A

## Narrative

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

N400LE TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 05 AT KMQI ON A FINAL REVIEW COMMERCIAL LESSON PRIOR TO THE COMMERCIAL CHECKRIDE SCHEDULED FOR LATER THAT DAY.  IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER AND DID A 180 DEGREE TURN AND LANDED HARD ON  RUNWAY 17 AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE TO 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 ERA18LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA010), Oct 18, 2017: Beech A24 (N400LE), Manteo, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to properly secure wiring during an electrical component installation, which resulted in arcing and smoke in the cockpit. Contributing to the outcome was the…

## Other reports on N400LE (1)

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

- [Incident 20170428005819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170428005819I), Apr 28, 2017: Beech A24R (N400LE), Greensboro, NC, Minor damage. During the final phase of the CFI check ride while in kgso traffic pattern they selected the gear down, the initial indication was 3 green. Shortly thereafter,…

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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