# NTSB WPR25LA024: Hayden ED RV10, N929EH, Beaver Marsh, OR, October 19, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: October 19, 2024, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Beaver Marsh, OR · wooded forest
- Coordinates: 43.079849, -121.81372 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0798&lon=-121.8137&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 195364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25LA024
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195364/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA024

## Preliminary report

On October 19, 2024, about 1400 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur built Vans RV-10, N929EH, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Beaver Creek, Oregon. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that he was departing Sunriver Airport (S21), Sunriver, Oregon, for a cross-country flight to Crater Lake/ Klamath Region Airport (LMT), Klamath Falls, Oregon. Prior to takeoff, the pilot had an electrical system warning, and returned to the ramp, shut down the engine, and inspected the electrical system. After restarting the engine, the pilot observed no electrical system malfunctions and proceeded with the takeoff on runway 21. About 15 minutes after departure, the electrical system failed which was followed by the engine's complete loss of power. The pilot elected initiate a forced landing to a road. While on approach to the road, the airplane collided with trees and landed short of the road, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing. The airplane was recovered to a secure facility for further examination.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N929EH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N929EH), registered now, S/N 40131, built 2008 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAYDEN ED RV10 (NO SERIES)
- Registry model: [Hayden ED RV10](https://openairdocs.org/model/hayden-ed-rv10) (registry code 05622KV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540-EXP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-exp) (registry code 42167, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 40131
- Year built: 2008
- Airframe hours: 572.4
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Soaring LLC
- Registered owner: Soaring LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special); Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 6, 2023
- Departed: S21, Sun River, OR
- Destination: LMT, Klamath Falls, OR
- Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Auto-pilot, Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Handheld GPS

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 10 knots, gusting 17
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.32 inHg
- Observed at: KS21, 50 nm away
- METAR: KS21 192055Z AUTO 20010G17KT 10SM CLR 20/07 A3032 RMK AO2=

## 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 20241019014969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241019014969A), Oct 19, 2024: Hayden Ed RV10, Beaver Marsh, OR, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Departed sunriver, OR (S21) to the south for klamath falls, OR (lmt). Weather was clear and was checked prior to departure using the…

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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