Piston Beechcraft Accidents March 20 – March 26, 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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From unofficial sources
3/21 1425Z (1625 local Friday afternoon): The 51-years-old pilot of a Be36 died, and his six-year-old daughter suffered “serious” burn injuries, after the pilot reported engine failure immediately after takeoff from Bonn-Hangelar Airfield, Bonn, Germany. The Aviation Safety Network reports:
A Beechcraft B36TC Bonanza crashed shortly after takeoff from runway 11 at Bonn-Hangelar Airfield (BNJ/EDKB) and burst into flames in a field near Sankt Augustin, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia. The pilot perished and the passenger suffered serious injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. Local media report that the pilot radioed that they were experiencing engine problems after takeoff.
D-EDEG (EA-447) was a 1998 B36TC.
(“Engine failure immediately after takeoff”; “Fatal”; “Airplane destroyed”)
New reports this week
2/25 1845Z (1345 local Tuesday afternoon): A Be33 “slid off the end of the runway during landing” at Lenoir, North Carolina, “after [its] engine lost power while enroute.” The solo pilot escaped injury and airplane damage is “unknown.” N7697N (CD-1201) is a 1968 E33.
(“Engine failure in flight”—and not reported until nearly a month after the event).
3/19 1925Z (1425 local Wednesday afternoon): A Be55 “landed and [its] nose gear collapsed,” at Grenada, Mississippi. The two aboard were unhurt; airplane damage is “unknown.” N4455B (TC-2203) is a 1979 B55.
(“Gear collapse during landing”)
3/22 1620Z (1220 local Saturday afternoon): A Be36 struck a parked PA32 while taxiing for departure at Hilton Head, South Carolina. The Bonanza suffered “unknown” damage while the Piper received “substantial” damage. N338D (E-2392) is a 1987 A36.
(“Taxi into object/other aircraft”)
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: 30 reports
Environment
Operation in VMC: 17 reports
Operation in IMC: 3 reports
Weather “unknown” or “not reported”: 11 reports
Operation at night: 4 reports
Most Serious Injury
“Serious” injury accidents (not involving fatalities): 0 reports
Fatal accidents: 3 reports
Aircraft damage
“Substantial” damage: 8 reports
Aircraft “destroyed”: 5 reports
BONANZA/BARON Series: 28 reports
By Aircraft Type
Be36 Bonanza 13 reports
Be35 Bonanza 5 reports
Be55 Baron 3 reports
Be58 Baron 3 reports
Be33 Debonair/Bonanza 2 reports
Be95 Travel Air 2 reports
Environment
Operation in VMC: 14 reports
Operation in IMC: 3 reports
Weather “unknown” or “not reported”: 11 reports
Operation at night: 3 reports
Most Serious Injury
“Serious” injury accidents (not involving fatalities): 0 reports
Fatal accidents: 3 reports
Aircraft damage
“Substantial” damage: 6 reports
Aircraft “destroyed”: 5 reports
PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF CAUSE
(all subject to update per official findings):
FATAL and SERIOUS INJURY EVENTS 3 reports
Engine failure
Engine failure in flight 1 report (Be35)
Engine failure immediately after takeoff 1 report (Be36)
Impact during/immediately after takeoff
Loss of control/IFR departure 1 report (Be36)
OTHER EVENTS 25 reports
Landing gear related mishaps 10 reports
Nose gear collapse during landing 6 reports (two Be35s; Be36; Be55; Be58; Be95)
Gear up landing 3 reports (all Be36s)
Nose wheel separation during landing 1 report (Be33)
Engine failure 6 reports
Engine failure in flight 3 reports (Be33; Be35; Be36)
Engine failure during/immediately after takeoff 2 reports (both Be36s)
Dual partial power loss/off-airport landing (Be58)
Impact during landing 3 reports
Runway overrun 1 report (Be58)
Landed short 1 report (Be36)
Loss of directional control during landing 1 report (Be95)
Impact during takeoff
Aborted takeoff/runway overrun 1 report (Be55)
Loss of directional control during takeoff/contaminated runway 1 report (Be35)
Miscellaneous
Taxi into object 1 report (Be36)
Door open after takeoff/descent into terrain 1 report (Be36)
Bird strike 1 report (Be55)
Taxi into object/other aircraft 1 report (Be36)
BEECH AERO CLUB Series: 2 reports
By Aircraft Type
Be19 Sport 1 report
Be24 Sierra 1 report
Environment
Operation in VMC: 2 reports
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: 2 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 2 reports
Engine failure 2 reports
Engine failure in flight 1 report (Be24)
Engine failure shortly after takeoff 1 report (Be19)
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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