# NTSB ERA25LA177: Beech A24, N8060R, Greenville, SC, April 17, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: April 17, 2025, 15:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place: Greenville, SC · Departure end of runway 1
- Coordinates: 34.856944, -82.3475
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8569&lon=-82.3475&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 200033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA25LA177
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200033/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA177

## Preliminary report

On April 17, 2025, about 1540 eastern daylight time, a Beech A24 airplane, N8060R, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), Greenville, South Carolina. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that there were no engine anomalies noted during the preflight inspection, engine run-up checks, and subsequent takeoff roll for the local flight. During the airplane’s initial climb, at an altitude of about 50 ft above ground level, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power. With no remaining runway, the pilot elected to perform a forced landing to a field off the departure end of the runway. During the landing, the pilot banked the airplane to the right to avoid the runway approach lights, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain. The airplane came to rest in an upright position about 730 ft northeast of the runway. The airplane’s fuselage and wings sustained substantial damage. The airplane was recovered and retained for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)
- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8060R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A24 (R)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: MC-52
- Year built: 1970
- Airframe hours: 3584.3
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: L526 Aviation
- Registered owner: L526 Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 9, 2024, 2 hours before
- Departed: GMU, Greenville, SC
- Airport: GMU, Greenville Downtown Airport, runway 1, 5,393 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Handheld GPS

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 30.17 inHg
- Observed at: GMU
- METAR: KGMU 171953Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 23/01 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP214 T02280011

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20250417004229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250417004229A), Apr 17, 2025: Beech A24R, Greenville, SC, Destroyed. Aircraft departed runway 1, during takeoff climb enginge stopped for unknown reason. While attempting to avoid the runway lights the aircraft stalled.

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.

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