# Accident 20240728009459A: Beech C23, Elko, NV, July 28, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2024, 06:41 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Airport: Elko Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8126° N, 115.8100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8126&lon=-115.8100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2248L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2248L) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240728009459A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE COUGHED/SPUTTERED THEN STARTED TO RUN NORMAL FOR A FEW SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT KNEW THERE WERE BUILDINGS STRAIGHT AHEAD AND WAS AWARE OF THE FIELD TO THE LEFT AND WOULD TRY TO LAND THERE SO THE PILOT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT-WING TIP IMPACTED THE GROUND, THE RIGHT-WING TIP WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM THE WING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT SITE WITH THE RIGHT WING BROKEN OFF LAYING NEXT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 WPR24LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA259), Jul 28, 2024: Beech C23 (N2248L), Elko, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N2248L (1)

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

- [Incident 19780128003869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780128003869I), Jan 28, 1978: Beech 23BEECH (N2248L), Corpus Christi, TX, Minor damage. Student bounced twice on landing and then veered off runway.

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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