# Accident 20240422004689A: Beech B24R, Lumberton, NJ, April 22, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2024, 17:15 local time
- Place: Lumberton, NJ
- Airport: Flying W
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9343° N, 74.8072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9343&lon=-74.8072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53EM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53EM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 267 total, 19 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240422004689A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 22, 2024, THE PILOT OF A BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION B24R WAS OBSERVED TAKING OFF AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED WITH POPPING AND SPUTTERING SOUNDS EMINATING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED CLIMBING AT A LOW ANGLE AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT BANK, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, FUSELAGE, AND PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROL SURAFCES, AND THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITALIZED WITH INJURIES.

POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED LOW #2 CYLINDER COMPRESSION (INTAKE VALVE), WITH EVIDENCE OF CORROSION ON THE #2 CYLINDER WALL AND LEFT MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING.

THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED IF FURTHER INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.

## 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 ERA24LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA190), Apr 22, 2024: Beech B24R (N53EM), Lumberton Township, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/owner’s failure to ensure adequate maintenance of the airplane, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during takeoff.

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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