Piston Beechcraft Accidents August 22 – September 3, 2025
Official information from FAA and NTSB sources (unless otherwise noted). Editorial comments (contained in parentheses), year-to-date summary and closing comments are those of the author. All information is preliminary and subject to change. Comments are meant solely to enhance flying safety. Please use these reports to help you more accurately evaluate the potential risks when you make your own decisions about how and when to fly.
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8/22 2209Z (1809 local Friday evening): A Be55’s nose gear collapsed after landing at Tampa, Florida. The solo pilot was unhurt and airplane damage is “unknown.” N50LW (TE-790) is a 1970 E55.
(“Gear collapse during landing”)
8/22 2305Z (1705 local Friday afternoon): A Be36 landed gear up at Fredericksburg, Texas. The solo pilot was unhurt and airplane damage is “unknown.” N454J (E-1571) is a 1979 A36.
(“Gear up landing”)
8/24 1917Z (1417 local Sunday afternoon): Both persons aboard a Be36 suffered “serious” injuries when the Bonanza “crashed in a vacant lot short of the runway” at Gulf Shores, Alabama. The airplane has “substantial” damage. N855DC (E-3585) was a 2004 A36.
(“Collision with terrain/trees short of the runway”; “Serious injuries”; “Airplane destroyed [more shortly]”—the Aviation Safety Network adds:
On approach to Gulf Shores International Airport, a light plane clipped a tree and crashed. Both occupants were injured and were taken to a hospital. The airplane was destroyed.)
8/25 1703Z (1003 local Monday morning): A Be36 was “taxiing to parking” at Murrieta, California, when “the left wing tip struck the right wing tip of N542T which was parked.” N828WT (E-3581) is a 2004 A36. N542T (D-6718) is a 1961 N35.
(“Taxi into aircraft/obstacle” and “Struck by taxiing aircraft while parked”).
8/26 2303Z (1803 local Tuesday evening): A Be35 “crashed into a field due to engine issues” at Memphis, Texas. Both persons aboard have “minor” injuries and the airplane “substantial” damage. N655D (D-2923) is a1951 C35.
(“Engine failure in flight”; “Substantial damage”)
8/27 1622Z (0922 local Wednesday morning): A Be35 “landed and veered off the runway” at Redlands, California. The solo pilot was unhurt; airplane damage was “minor.” N985Q (D-6847) is a 1961 P35.
(“Gear collapse during landing/alternator failure” on the basis of an email from the aircraft’s owner. This is another reminder to complete gear extension using the Manual Landing Gear Extension checklist any time the gear is activated with anything less than full electrical voltage).
8/30 2204Z (1804 local Saturday evening): A Be35 landed gear up at Lincolnton, North Carolina. The solo pilot was unhurt and airplane damage is “unknown”. N2021E (D-10158) is a 1978 V35B.
(“Gear up landing”)
9/1 2133Z (1633 local Monday afternoon): A Be76’s “right main gear collapsed on landing” and the Duchess “veered off [the] runway,” at Brownsville, Texas. Neither person aboard was hurt; airplane damage is “substantial.” N2013V (ME-79) is a 1978 Model 76.
(“Gear collapse during landing”; “Substantial damage”)
9/3 0150Z (2150 local Tuesday evening 9/2/25): A Be33 “made an emergency landing on a road due to engine issues” at Wolverton, Minnesota. Both aboard were unhurt; damage is “unknwon.”N55VS (CE-1305) is a 1988 F33A.
(“Engine failure in flight”)
New NTSB reports this week
There are no newly posted piston Beech NTSB reports this week.
2025 SUMMARY
Reported Beechcraft piston mishaps, 2025
Total reported: 102 reports
Environment
Operation in VMC: 51 reports
Operation in IMC: 4 reports
Weather “unknown” or “not reported”: 48 reports
Operation at night: 6 reports
Most Serious Injury
“Serious” injury accidents (not involving fatalities): 5 reports
Fatal accidents: 10 reports
Aircraft damage
“Substantial” damage: 18 reports
Aircraft “destroyed”: 19 reports
BONANZA/BARON Series: 91 reports
By Aircraft Type
Be36 Bonanza 31 reports
Be35 Bonanza 28 reports
Be55 Baron 15 reports
Be33 Debonair/Bonanza 8 reports
Be58 Baron 6 reports
Be95 Travel Air 3 reports
Environment
Operation in VMC: 41 reports
Operation in IMC: 4 reports
Weather “unknown” or “not reported”: 44 reports
Operation at night: 5 reports
Most Serious Injury
“Serious” injury accidents (not involving fatalities): 5 reports
Fatal accidents: 10 reports
Aircraft damage
“Substantial” damage: 14 reports
Aircraft “destroyed”: 19 reports
PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF CAUSE
(all subject to update per official findings):
FATAL and SERIOUS INJURY EVENTS 15 reports
Engine failure 6 reports
Engine failure in flight/oil loss 2 reports (both Be36s)
Engine failure in flight 1 report (Be35)
Engine failure immediately after takeoff 1 report (Be36)
Fuel starvation 1 report (Be55)
Partial power loss/off-airport landing 1 report (Be36)
Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT) 3 reports
Controlled flight into terrain/mountains 2 reports (both Be35s)
Controlled Flight into Terrain/thunderstorms 1 report (Be58)
Impact during/immediately after takeoff 2 reports
Loss of control/IFR departure 1 report (Be36)
Loss of control in flight/door open after takeoff 1 report (Be55)
Impact during landing 2 reports
Loss of directional control/visual landing 1 report (Be55)
Collision with terrain/trees short of the runway 1 report (Be36)
Unknown
Takeoff/unknown 1 report (Be35)
Crash/unknown 1 report (Be33)
O
THER EVENTS 75 reports
Landing gear related mishaps 35 reports
Gear collapse during landing 14 reports (Be33; Be35; two Be36s; three Be55s; two Be58s; Be95)
Gear up landing 13 reports (five Be35s; Be33; five Be36s; Be55; Be58)
Gear up landing/mechanical failure 2 reports (Be36; Be95)
Nose wheel separation during landing 1 report (Be33)
Inadvertent gear retraction on the ground/touch and go 1 report (Be35)
Gear collapse during takeoff 1 report (Be55)
Gear up landing/electrical failure 1 report (Be55)
Gear collapse during landing/alternator failure 1 report (Be35)
Inadvertent gear retraction during landing 1 report (Be35)
Engine failure 21 reports
Engine failure in flight 9 reports (two Be33s; six Be35s; Be36)
Engine failure during/immediately after takeoff 4 reports (Be33; two Be36s; Be55)
Engine failure shortly after takeoff/catastrophic failure 1 report (Be36)
Partial power loss immediately after takeoff
Dual partial power loss/off-airport landing 1 report (Be58)
Engine failure in flight/oil loss 1 report (Be36)
Propeller separation in flight 1 report (Be55)
Engine failure during landing 1 report (Be36)
Engine failure during approach/landing 1 report (Be35)
Engine fire during takeoff/abort/gear up landing 1 report (Be36)
Impact during landing 6 reports
Landed short 2 reports (both Be36s)
Runway overrun 1 report (Be58)
Loss of directional control during landing 1 report (Be95)
Propeller strike during landing 1 report (Be55)
Go-around/collision with obstruction 1 report (Be35)
Impact during takeoff 5 reports
Aborted takeoff/runway overrun 1 report (Be55)
Loss of directional control during takeoff 1 report (Be33)
Loss of directional control during takeoff/contaminated runway 1 report (Be35)
Collision with obstacles during takeoff 1 report (Be35)
Collision with obstacles/trees at the end of the runway 1 report (Be36)
Miscellaneous
Taxi into aircraft/object 2 reports (both Be36s)
Door open after takeoff/descent into terrain 1 report (Be36)
Bird strike 1 report (Be55)
Taxi into object/other aircraft 1 report (Be36)
Takeoff with tow bar attached 1 report (Be35)
Exit window detached in flight 1 report (Be36)
Struck by taxiing aircraft while parked 1 report (Be35)
BEECH AERO CLUB Series: 12 reports
By Aircraft Type
Be19 Sport 4 reports
Be76 Duchess 3 reports
Be24 Sierra 2 reports
Be23 Musketeer/Sundowner 2 reports
Be77 Skipper 1 report
Environment
Operation in VMC: 8 reports
Operation in IMC: 0 reports
Weather “unknown” or “not reported”: 4 reports
Operation at night: 0 reports
Most Serious Injury
“Serious” injury accidents (not involving fatalities): 0 reports
Fatal accidents: 0 reports
Aircraft damage
“Substantial” damage: 4 reports
Aircraft “destroyed”: 0 reports
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PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF CAUSE
(all subject to update per official findings):
FATAL and SERIOUS INJURY EVENTS 0 reports
OTHER EVENTS 12 reports
Impact during landing 4 reports
Loss of directional control during landing 3 reports (two Be19s; Be77)
Hard landing 2 reports (Be19; Be76)
Engine failure 3 reports
Engine failure during/immediately after takeoff 2 reports (Be19; Be24)
Engine failure in flight 1 report (Be24)
Landing gear related mishaps 2 reports
Gear up landing 1 report (Be76)
Gear collapse during landing 1 report (Be76)
Impact during takeoff
Loss of directional control during takeoff 1 report (Be23)
Unknown cause
Off-airport landing/reasons unknown 1 report (Be23)
MISCELLANEOUS Models: 1 report
Be45 Mentor/T-34 1 reports
Environment
Operation in VMC: 1 report
Operation in IMC: 0 reports
Weather “unknown” or “not reported”: 0 reports
Operation at night: 0 reports
Most Serious Injury
“Serious” injury accidents (not involving fatalities): 0 reports
Fatal accidents: 0 reports
Aircraft damage
“Substantial” damage: 0 reports
Aircraft “destroyed”: 0 reports
PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF CAUSE
(all subject to update per official findings):
FATAL and SERIOUS INJURY EVENTS 0 reports
OTHER EVENTS 1 report
Landing gear related mishaps
Gear up landing 1 report (Be45)
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