Piston Beechcraft Accidents January 16 – 27, 2026
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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New Reports this Week
1/19 2017Z (1217 local Monday afternoon): A Be33’s nose gear collapsed during landing at La Verne, California. The three aboard avoided injury and the Bonanza received “minor” damage. N9337Q (CD-1267) is a 1971 G33.
(“Gear collapse during landing”)
NTSB Preliminary Reports
There are no newly posted 2026 piston Beech NTSB reports this week.
2026 SUMMARY
Reported Beechcraft piston mishaps, 2026
Total reported: 7 reports
BONANZA/BARON Series: 7 reports
By Model
Be35 Bonanza 3 reports
Be58 Baron 2 reports
Be36 Bonanza 1 report
Be33 Debonair/Bonanza 1 report
Environment
Operation in VMC: 2 reports
Operation in IMC: 0 reports
Weather “unknown” or “not reported”: 5 reports
Operation at night: 0 reports
Most Serious Injury
“Serious” injury accidents (not involving fatalities): 0 reports
Fatal accidents: 1 report
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 1 report
Unknown circumstances
Crash/unknown 1 report (Be36)
OTHER EVENTS 6 reports
Landing gear related mishaps 4 reports
Gear collapse during landing 2 reports (Be33, Be58)
Gear up landing/touch and go 1 report (Be35)
Gear collapse during landing/electrical failure in flight 1 report (Be35)
Impact during takeoff 1 report
Stall immediately after takeoff 1 report (Be35)
Impact during landing 1 report
Runway overrun 1 report (Be58)
BEECH AERO CLUB Series: 0 reports
Skipper, Musketeer, Sundowner, Sierra, Duchess
MISCELLANEOUS Models: 0 reports
Staggerwing, Twin Beech, Twin Bonanza, Queen Air
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