# Accident 20190907014619A: Beech C24R, Henderson, NV, September 7, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2019, 20:37 local time
- Place: Henderson, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: CLWS
- Location: 35.9714° N, 115.1339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9714&lon=-115.1339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24030, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24030-2022-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190907014619A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/07/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 2037 PST, N24030, A BEECHCRAFT C24R, SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, IMPACTED TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF FROM THE HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT IN HENDERSON, NEVADA.

THREE OF THE OCCUPANTS, INCLUDING THE PILOT, WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL BURN TRAUMA CENTER WHERE ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD SHORTLY AFTER ARRIVAL.  THE OTHER TWO PERSONS WERE ADMITTED WITH CRITICAL THERMAL INJURIES.

A FOURTH PERSON, BELIEVED TO BE A PASSENGER, WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE CRASH SITE.

A FIFTH PERSON, NOT INVOLVED IN THE FLIGHT, WAS TRANSPORTED TO, AND TREATED AT A LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM, FOR INJURIES THEY SUSTAINED WHILE HELPING OCCUPANTS OUT OF THE BURNING AIRCRAFT.

THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE EVENT AND WAS DESTROYED BY POST CRASH FIRE.

THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A VERY SHALLOW ANGLE,, BASED UPON GROUND SCARS AND MARKS.  THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY IMPACTED THE MEDIAN OF AN AIRPORT PERIMETER ROAD AND CAME TO REST ADJACENT TO THE ROAD IN A LARGE STORM CULVERT.

FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED.

IT APPEARED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING UNDER POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, BASED UPON DISPLAYED DAMAGE TO THE THREE BLADED METAL PROPELLER AND MARKS FOUND ON THE ROADWAY AT THE CRASH SCENE.

REPORT TO BE AMENDED.

## 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 WPR19FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA252), Sep 8, 2019: Beech C24 (N24030), Las Vegas, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s operation of the airplane over its maximum gross weight and outside of center of gravity limits at a high-density altitude, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane's critical…

## Other reports on N24030 (1)

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

- [Incident 20030307002749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030307002749I), Mar 7, 2003: Beech C24R (N24030), Ramona, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot failed to lower gear upon landing. [privacy data omitted]

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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