Amateur-built RV10 accident near Beaver Marsh, Oregon, October 19, 2024
On October 19, 2024 at about 9:00 pm local time, a 2008 amateur-built RV10, registered N929EH, was substantially damaged in an accident during enroute (cruise) near Beaver Marsh, Oregon. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 19, 2024 · about 9:00 pm local time
- Place
- Beaver Marsh, Oregon · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built RV10 NO SERIES, built 2008
- Registration
- N929EH · registry record · serial 40131
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of engine power (total) during enroute (cruise) defining event
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 572.4 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 6, 2023
- Maximum gross weight: 2,900 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Soaring LLC
The flight
- Departed from: S21 Sun River OR at 8:34 pm
- Destination: LMT Klamath Falls OR
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 10 knots, gusting 17
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 68°F (20°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 30.32 inHg
- Observation at 1:55 pm from KS21, 50 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KS21 192055Z AUTO 20010G17KT 10SM CLR 20/07 A3032 RMK AO2=
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number WPR25LA024.