Piston Beechcraft Accidents July 31, 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

The FAA preliminary accident reporting website has been down during the times I’ve had available to write an Update for this week. I have used this time to audit my reports for the year to date, and to incorporate several NTSB preliminary and final reports that have been posted since before I left to work at Oshkosh. I’ll resume normal reporting next week, assuming the FAA ASIAS system access is restored.

2026 SUMMARY

Reported Beechcraft piston mishaps, 2026

Total Reports  2026		75
Bonanza/Baron Series			63	reports
Bonanza, Debonair, Baron, Travel Air
By Model
35 Bonanza		20	reports
33 Debonair/Bonanza		14	reports
36 Bonanza		14	reports
95 Travel Air		1	reports
55 Baron		4	reports
56 Turbo Baron		0	reports
58 Baron		10	reports
Environment
VMC			31
IMC			3
Not reported			29
Night			29
Most Serious Injury
Fatal			11
Serious			1
Minor			4
None			47
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed			12
Substantial			20
Minor			6
None			4
Not reported			19
FATAL and SERIOUS INJURY			12	reports
Loss of Control in Flight			5	reports
Thunderstorm penetration			1	report (Be36)
During instrument approach			1	report (Be36)
During engine-out training			1	report (Be58)
VFR in IMC (night)			1	report (Be55)
Stall after takeoff			1	report (Be55)
Engine Failure			3	reports
Engine failure in flight			1	report (Be36)
Dual engine failure in flight			1	report (Be55)
Turbonormalizer separation			1	report (Be36)
Unknown			4	reports
Takeoff/unknown			1	report (Be33)
Approach/unknown			1	report (Be36)
Landing/unknown			1	report (Be58)
Crash/unknown			1	report (Be35)
OTHER Accidents/Incidents			51	reports
Landing Gear Mishaps			28	reports
Gear Collapse During Landing			8	reports (Be33, two Be35s, two Be36s, three Be58s)
Gear Collapse/Electrical Failure			2	reports (Be33, Be35)
Gear Collapse/Incomplete Manual Extension			1	report (Be33)
Gear Collapse/Inadvertent Retraction			1	report (Be58)
Gear Collapse/Touch and Go			1	report (Be33)
Gear Collapse/PIO on Landing			1	report (Be36)
		Total Gear Collapse	14	reports
Gear Up Landing			12	reports (five Be33s, four Be35s, two Be58s, Be95)
Gear Up/Insufficient TO Climb			1	report (Be35)
		Total Gear Up	13	reports
Known Mechanical Failure			1	report (Be36)
Engine failure			14	reports
Engine Failure in Flight			9	reports (3 Be33s, 5 Be35s, Be36)
Takeoff/Initial Climb			3	reports (2 Be35, Be36)
Fuel Exhaustion			1	report (Be55)
Propeller Separation in Flight			1	report (Be58)
Loss of Control Inflight (LOC-I)			3	reports
Stall Immediately After Takeoff			2	reports (Be35, Be36)
Stall During Go-Around			1	report (Be35)
Impact During Landing			3	reports
Loss Directional Control on Runway			2	reports (both Be36s)
Runway Overrun			1	report (Be58)
Impact on Takeoff			1	report
Collision with Obstacle / TO			1	report (Be35)
Other			2	reports
Control Failure in Flight			1	report (Be33)
Collision with Obst. During Taxi			1	report (Be35)

Aero Club Series			10	reports
Skipper, Sport, Musketeer, Sundowner, Custom, Sierra, Duchess
By Model
19 Sport				2	reports
23 Musketeer/Custom/Sundowner				1	report
24 Sierra				2	reports
76 Duchess				4	reports
77 Skipper				0	reports
Environment
VMC			5
IMC			0
Not reported			5
Night			0
Most Serious Injury
Fatal			0
Serious			0
Minor			0
None			10
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed			0
Substantial			4
Minor			3
None			0
Not reported			3
FATAL and SERIOUS INJURY			0	reports
OTHER Accidents/Incidents			10	reports
Landing Gear Mishaps			5	reports
Gear Up Landing			2	reports (both Be24s)
Gear Collapse During Landing			1	report (Be76)
Corrosion/Gear Separation			1	report (Be19)
Nose Gear Did Not Extend			1	report (Be24)
Engine Failure			3	reports
Engine Failure in Flight			3	reports (Be19, Be24, Be76)
Impact During Landing			2	reports
Loss Directional Control on Runway			1	report (Be23)
LODC-R Sim. Single Engine			1	report (Be76)

Miscellaneous Models			2	reports
Staggerwing, Twin Beech/C-45, Mentor/T-34, Twin Bonanza, Duke, Queen Air
By Model
17 Staggerwing				0	reports
18 Twin Beech/C-45				1	report
45 Mentor/T-34				0	reports
50 Twin Bonanza				0	reports
60 Duke				0	reports
65 Quen Air				1	report
Environment
VMC			0
IMC			0
Not reported			2
Night			0
Most Serious Injury
Fatal			0
Serious			0
Minor			0
None			2
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed			0
Substantial			0
Minor			0
None			0
Not reported			2
FATAL and SERIOUS INJURY			0	reports
OTHER Accidents/Incidents			2	reports
Landing Gear Mishaps			1	report
Gear Collapse During Landing			1	report (Be65)
Other			1	report
Inflight Fire/LODC-R			1	report (Be18)

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Please accept my sincere personal condolences if you or anyone you know was involved in a mishap. I welcome your comments, suggestions and criticisms.