# Accident 20231210018339A: Beech A23-24, Bethany, OK, December 10, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2023, 10:21 local time
- Place: Bethany, OK
- Airport: Wiley Post
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5489° N, 97.6490° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5489&lon=-97.6490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6945Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6945Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-24 (registry code 1151226, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-24
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231210018339A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WILEY POST (PWA) AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 LOCAL. PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF POWER AND DECLARED EMERGENCY APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTH OF PWA AND WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN APPROXIMATELY 682 YARDS NW OF RWY 17L. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED LARGE PILE OF CONCRETE BLOCKS. RIGHT WING RIGHT MLG AND NOSE GEAR WERE RIPPED OFF. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET PAST THE CONCRETE PILE AND WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE.

## 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 CEN24FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA057), Dec 10, 2023: Beech A23-24 (N6945Q), Oklahoma City, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to multiple connecting rod failures from oil starvation associated with an extensive before takeoff oil system leak, the source of which could not be identified due…

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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