# Accident 20190630008689A: Beech C23, Ludlow, CA, June 30, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2019, 10:32 local time
- Place: Ludlow, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9147° N, 115.7964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9147&lon=-115.7964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24580, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24580-2022-07-26) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190630008689A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN ZERO TIMED JUST TWO FLIGHT HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT DUE TO REACHING TBO. FOR BREAK-IN, THE REPAIR FACILITY TOLD THE OWNER TO FLY AT 5000 FEET PRESSURE ALTITUDE AT MAXIMUM POWER FOR LAT LEAST 10 HOURS. THE FIRST LEG WAS CHINO TO NEEDLES. UNEVENTFUL. SECOND LEG TWO DAYS LATER.  NO OIL ON THE GROUND OR LEAKS NOTED DURING PREFLIGHT.  ABOUT 35 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT NOTED A SMELL OF BURNING PAINT. OIL TEMP WAS OUT OF RANGE HIGH AND OIL PRESSURE WAS OUT OF RANGE LOW (ZERO).  THE ENGINE SEIZED, A LANDING SITE WAS SELECTED. PILOT CALLED MAYDAY ON GUARD FREQUENCY. TRANSPONDER WAS SET TO 7700.  A JET BLUE FLIGHT RESPONDED. POSITION WAS RELAYED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN AN EXTREMELY REMOTE SECTION OF THE MOJAVE DESERT DUE TO CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF A RESTRICTED AREA. NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. PILOT CONTACTED JET BLUE AGAIN WITH THE EXACT COORDINATES. A REACH HELICOPTER RESCUED THE PILOT AND PASSENGER IN ABOUT 90 MINUTES.

## 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 WPR19LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA187), Jun 30, 2019: Beech C23 (N24580), Ludlow, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly tighten an oil line fitting, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N24580 (2)

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

- [Accident 19890902033369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890902033369A), Sep 2, 1989: Beech C23 (N24580), Selma, CA, Substantial damage. Descended over pilots residence near airport and wing tip severed powerlines. Landed safely at airport.
- [Accident 19740602013329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740602013329A), Jun 2, 1974: Beech C23 (N24580), Marquette, KS, Substantial damage. Acft stalled and struck gnd short 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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