# Accident 20240201000649A: Beech C23, Elizabethtown, NC, February 1, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2024, 12:00 local time
- Place: Elizabethtown, NC
- Airport: Curtis L Brown Jr Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6018° N, 78.5793° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6018&lon=-78.5793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6015U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6015U) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240201000649A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING DURING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. PILOT ATTEMPTED BRAKING WHICH IMPOSED A LEFTWARD DRIFT INTO THE GRASS AND MUD. AIRCRAFT BEGAN SLIDING SIDEWAYS, CRASHED THROUGH THE RUNWAY/TAXIWAY SIGN, DESTROYING IT. THEN DURING THE SLIDE INTO THE DITCH, THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND RIGHT STABILATOR CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, SHEARING THE STABILATOR ATTACHMENT PLATE ON THE LEFT SIDE, AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ON THE FBO SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 ERA24LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA107), Feb 1, 2024: Beech C23 (N6015U), Elizabethtown, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion, right main landing gear collapse, and a collision with a…

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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