# Accident 20230530012049A: Magniflight LLC M24 ORION PLUS, Coden, AL, May 30, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2023, 12:15 local time
- Place: Coden, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2605° N, 88.1275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2605&lon=-88.1275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1777W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1777W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Magniflight M24 ORION PLUS (registry code 05640OJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/magniflight-m24-orion-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 915 IS series (registry code 55620, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAGNIFLIGHT LLC M24 ORION PLUS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 915 IS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,532 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230530012049A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 30, 2023, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED GULF SHORES AIRPORT (JKA) FOR A FLIGHT TO ST. ELMO AIRPORT (2R5). WHILE IN FLIGHT THE PILOT EXPERIANCED A LOSS OF POWER FROM THE ENGINE WITH AN ASSOCIATED ENGINE LANE WARNING LIGHT. THE PILOT COMPLETED A FORCED LANDING INTO A WETLAND AREA CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL ON ITS SIDE.

## 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 ERA23LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA251), May 30, 2023: Magniflight M24 Orion Plus (N1777W), Dauphin Island, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a loss of combustion in the No. 4 cylinder for undetermined reasons.

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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