Piston Beechcraft Accidents June 26 through July 7, 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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From Unofficial Sources
The Flight Safety Foundation’s Aviation Safety Network reports:
7/1 1919Z (1419 local Wednesday afternoon): A Be35 departed Austin, Texas’ Executive Airport when it’s pilot reported “engine issues.” The pilot made an “emergency landing” without injury and no apparent airplane damage. N8396D (D-5510) is a 1958 J35.
(“Engine failure in flight”—and apparently a job well done afterward)
The Flight Safety Foundation’s Aviation Safety Network also reports:
7/3 (time not reported): Three aboard a Be35 died, and the Bonanza was “destroyed,” when it “crashed under unknown circumstances in a wooded area near San Miguel Pochuta, Chimaltengo” in Guatemala. The flight was “enroute” from Guatemala City when the crash sequence began. TG-PIP (D-9040) was a 1969 V35A.
(“Crash/unknown”; “Fatal”; “Aircraft destroyed”)
New Reports This Week
6/25 1825Z (1125 local Thursday morning): A Be35 “experienced engine issues” near Yuma, Arizona. “While attempting an emergency landing [it] hit brush.” All four aboard escaped injury despite “substantial” airplane damage. N6040F (D-7814) is a 1965 S35.
(“Engine failure in flight”; “Substantial damage”)
6/26 2033Z (1333 local Friday afternoon): A Be35 “crashed under unknown circumstances” at Kingsburg, California. The solo pilot was unhurt and airplane damage is “minor.” N1708W (D-7340) is a 1964 S35.
(“Crash/unknown”—the airplane had been in the air about one hour when the crash occurred)
6/27 1752Z (1252 local Saturday afternoon): A Be35 landed gear up at Talladega, Alabama. The pilot, alone in the Bonanza, was not hurt. Airplane damage was “minor.” N3272C (D-3938) is a 1954 E35.
(“Gear up landing”)
6/30 2245Z (1745 local Tuesday evening): A Be36’s “nose gear detached on landing” at Paynesville, Minnesota. The two aboard were not hurt and airplane damage is “unknown.” N8095F (E-2695) is a 1992 A36.
(“Nose gear detached during landing”—ASN reports: The nose gear detached on landing runway 29. The winds were from 250° at 8 knots, gusting 14 knots.)
7/1 1603Z (1003 local Wednesday morning): A Be35 was enroute near Colorado Springs, Colorado, when its “engine lost power.” The pilot “made an emergency landing north of the [Meadow Lake KFLY] airport” resulting in no injuries and “unknown” airplane damage. N725D (D-2995) is a 1951 C35.
(“Engine failure in flight”)
7/2 0500Z (0100 local Thursday morning): Two aboard a Be55 suffered “serious” injuries and the Baron received “substantial” damage in a post-crash fire, after the pilots reported “engine issues” and the airplane “crashed into a wooded area” near Lancaster, South Carolina. N7501S (TC-413) was a 1963 A55.
(“Dual engine failure in flight”; “Serious injuries”; “Substantial damage”; “Airplane destroyed”; “Night”—ASN tells us the airplane was “destroyed.” Flightaware records show the Baron, with fairly small main fuel tanks and independently selectable auxiliary fuel tanks, had been in the air slightly more than four hours when the emergency sequence began. This was the sixth flight of the day for the Baron, and presumably the crew, that began with first takeoff at about 7 am in North Carolina venturing as far west as Laredo, Texas before returning to the Eastern Seaboard. Local news adds the airplane was registered to a “flying school” and the pilots had reported failure of both engines before impact).
NTSB Preliminary Reports
There are no newly posted piston Beech NTSB preliminary reports for 2026 this week.
2026 SUMMARY
Reported Beechcraft piston mishaps, 2026
Total reported: 68 reports
BONANZA/BARON Series: 57 reports
Bonanza, Debonair, Baron, Travel Air
By Model
Be35 Bonanza 20 reports
Be33 Debonair/Bonanza 13 reports
Be36 Bonanza 13 reports
Be58 Baron 10 reports
Be55 Baron 2 reports
Environment
Operation in VMC: 35 reports
Operation in IMC: 2 reports
Weather “unknown” or “not reported”: 19 reports
Operation at night: 2 report
Most Serious Injury
“Serious” injury accidents (not involving fatalities): 1 report
Fatal accidents: 9 reports
Aircraft damage
“Substantial” damage: 9 reports
Aircraft “destroyed”: 9 reports
PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF CAUSE
(all subject to update per official findings):
FATAL and SERIOUS INJURY EVENTS 10 reports
Loss of control in flight (LOC-I) 3 reports
Loss of control in IMC 1 report (Be36)
Loss of control during an instrument approach in IMC 1 report (Be36)
Loss of control in flight/multiengine instruction 1 report (Be58)
Engine failure 3 reports
Catastrophic engine failure in flight 1 report (Be36)
Partial power loss in cruise/turbocharger failure 1 report (Be36)
Dual engine failure in flight 1 report (Be55)
Impact during visual approach and landing
Approach/unknown 1 report (Be36)
Landing/unknown 1 report (Be58)
Impact during/immediately after takeoff
Takeoff/unknown 1 report (Be33)
Other
Crash/unknown 1 report (Be35)
OTHER EVENTS 47 reports
Landing gear related mishaps 23 reports
Gear up landing 11 reports (four Be33s; four Be35s; three Be58s)
Gear collapse during landing 8 reports (Be33; two Be35s; two Be36s; three Be58s)
Gear collapse during landing/electrical failure in flight 1 report (Be35)
Gear collapse during touch-and-go 1 report (Be33)
Intentional gear up landing/mechanical nose gear failure 1 report (Be36)
Nose gear detached during landing 1 report (Be36)
Engine failure 13 reports
Engine failure in flight 9 reports (five Be35s; three Be33s; Be36)
Engine failure immediately after takeoff 2 reports (Be35; Be36)
Propeller separation in flight 1 report (Be58)
Dual engine failure/multiengine airplane 1 report (Be55)
Impact during landing 5 reports
Loss of directional control during landing 2 reports (Be35; Be36)
Runway overrun 1 report (Be58)
Collision with an airplane that pulled on onto runway 1 report (Be35)
Loss of directional control during landing/blown tire 1 report (Be36)
Impact during takeoff 3 reports
Stall during/immediately after takeoff 2 reports (Be35, Be36)
Gear retraction prior to attaining a positive rate of climb/gear up landing 1 report (Be35)
Other
Taxi into object/obstruction 1 report (Be35)
Control failure in flight 1 report (Be33)
Crash/unknown 1 report (Be35)
BEECH AERO CLUB Series: 9 reports
Skipper, Musketeer, Sundowner, Sierra, Duchess
By Model
Be76 Duchess 3 reports
Be19 Sport 2 reports
Be23 Musketeer, Sundowner 2 reports
Be24 Sierra 2 reports
Environment
Operation in VMC: 7 reports
Operation in IMC: 0 reports
Weather “unknown” or “not reported”: 2 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
FATAL and SERIOUS INJURY EVENTS 0 reports
OTHER EVENTS 9 reports
Impact during landing 3 reports
Loss of directional control during landing 1 report (Be23)
Loss of directional control during landing/Simulated single-engine landing 1 report (Be76)
Right main gear failure/Corrosion/Loss of directional control during landing 1 report (Be19)
Engine failure 3 reports
Engine failure in flight/attempted single-engine landing 1 report (Be76)
Engine failure after takeoff/runway overrun on return 1 report (Be23)
Engine failure in flight 1 report (Be19)
Landing gear related mishaps 3 reports
Gear up landing 2 reports (Be24; Be76)
Gear collapse during landing 1 report (Be76)
MISCELLANEOUS Models: 2 reports
Staggerwing, Twin Beech, Twin Bonanza, Duke, Queen Air, T-34
By Model
Be60 Duke 1 report
Be65 Queen Air 1 report
Environment
Operation in VMC: 1 report
Operation in IMC: 0 reports
Weather “unknown” or “not reported”: 1 report
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
FATAL and SERIOUS INJURY EVENTS 0 reports
OTHER EVENTS 2 reports
Impact during landing 1 report
Collision with wires during landing (Be60)
Landing gear related mishaps 1 report
Gear collapse during landing 1 report (Be65)
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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.