Beechcraft B24R N9324S

Summary

On 10 February 2025 at about 21:55 local time, a Beechcraft B24R registered N9324S was involved in an accident near Skull Valley, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

10 February 2025 at 21:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Skull Valley, Utah, United States

Coordinates

40.7493, -112.6694

Aircraft

Beechcraft B24R

Registration

N9324S

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Spanish Fork → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25FA090

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On February 10, 2025, about 1455 mountain standard time, a Beech B24R, N9324S, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Skull Valley, Utah. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The flight instructor reported that this was the first flight in the accident airplane for both he and the student pilot. After an uneventful taxi and engine run up, they departed Spanish Fork Municipal Airport/Woodhouse Field (SPK) Spanish Fork, Utah, about 1310 while using the right-wing fuel tank. About twenty minutes later, the flight instructor demonstrated the procedure for switching fuel tanks and switched to the left fuel tank and continued the flight toward the Tooele-Bolinder Field/Tooele Valley Airport (TVY) Tooele, Utah. After another twenty minutes the flight instructor switched to the right tank. About ten minutes after switching the right tank the flight instructor heard the engine make a “strange noise,” felt a jolt and the engine lost total power. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and initiated a forced landing to an open area near the Interstate 80. While troubleshooting, the flight instructor advanced the mixture to full rich, switched the fuel tank selector to the left tank, and ensured the fuel boost pump was on, however, was unable to restore engine power. During the landing roll, to soft, lightly vegetated terrain, the left main landing gear separated, and left wing impacted the terrain, which resulted in substantial damage the aft fuselage. The airplane was recovered to a secure facility for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.