Beechcraft C23 N24580

Summary

On 30 June 2019 at about 18:34 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N24580, operated by Tiger Capital, LLC, was involved in an accident near Ludlow, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 June 2019 at 18:34

Classification

Accident

Location

Ludlow, California, United States

Coordinates

34.9147, -115.7964

Aircraft

Beechcraft C23

Registration

N24580

Category

Airplane

Year built

1972

Engines

1

Operator

Tiger Capital, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Needles → Chino

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR19LA187

Nobody was injured.

Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly tighten an oil line fitting, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot and the passenger departed on a cross-country flight. While at cruise, the pilot noted a faint smell of burning paint, followed by the oil pressure drop to zero and eventually experienced a complete loss of engine power. The pilot performed an emergency landing during which the airplane sustained substantial damage. A postaccident examination revealed there was no oil remaining in the engine, the AN hose fitting on the oil cooler was loose, and there was evidence of an oil leak in the area of the loose fitting. No other pre-impact mechanical anomalies were detected that could have precluded normal operations. The engine had been overhauled about 4 operating hours prior to the accident. The accident is consistent with maintenance personnel failing to properly tighten the oil hose fitting, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.