# NTSB WPR24LA032: Beech 23, N2358Z, Santa Ynez, CA, November 12, 2023

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Class 3 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: November 12, 2023, 11:50, time zone not recorded
- Place: Santa Ynez, CA
- Location: 34.6175° N, 120.0964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ynez, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6175&lon=-120.0964&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330)
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 193377
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR24LA032
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193377/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA032

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 23, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md?model=1151202), [All aircraft, 994 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2358Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2358Z), registered now, S/N M-70, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Incident 20231112020139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231112020139I), Nov 12, 2023: Beech 23, Santa Ynez, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft was in cruise flight at 8500 feet, when an alternator inoperation light came on. Pilots began decent and as the aircraft was decending through 4000…

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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