Piston Beechcraft Accidents May 22 – May 28, 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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New reports this week
5/22 1725Z (1325 local Thursday afternoon): A Be33 landed gear up at Rock Hill, South Carolina. The solo pilot was unhurt and airplane damage is “unknown.” N3144M (CE-1206) is a 1987 F33A.
(“Gear up landing”)
5/26 0041Z (1741 local Monday afternoon): A Be35’s gear collapsed during landing at San Jose, California. The two aboard avoided injury and airplane damage is “minor.” N6005E (D-5927) is a 1959 K35.
(“Gear collapse during landing”)
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: 52 reports
Environment
Operation in VMC: 28 reports
Operation in IMC: 3 reports
Weather “unknown” or “not reported”: 22 reports
Operation at night: 4 reports
Most Serious Injury
“Serious” injury accidents (not involving fatalities): 2 reports
Fatal accidents: 5 reports
Aircraft damage
“Substantial” damage: 12 reports
Aircraft “destroyed”: 8 reports
BONANZA/BARON Series: 45 reports
By Aircraft Type
Be36 Bonanza 18 reports
Be35 Bonanza 9 reports
Be55 Baron 7 reports
Be33 Debonair/Bonanza 4 reports
Be58 Baron 4 reports
Be95 Travel Air 3 reports
Environment
Operation in VMC: 21 reports
Operation in IMC: 3 reports
Weather “unknown” or “not reported”: 21 reports
Operation at night: 3 reports
Most Serious Injury
“Serious” injury accidents (not involving fatalities): 2 reports
Fatal accidents: 5 reports
Aircraft damage
“Substantial” damage: 9 reports
Aircraft “destroyed”: 8 reports
PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF CAUSE
(all subject to update per official findings):
FATAL and SERIOUS INJURY EVENTS 7 reports
Engine failure 4 reports
Engine failure in flight 1 report (Be35)
Engine failure immediately after takeoff 1 report (Be36)
Fuel starvation 1 report (Be55)
Engine failure in flight/oil loss 1 report (Be36)
Impact during/immediately after takeoff 3 reports
Loss of control/IFR departure 1 report (Be36)
Loss of control in flight/door open after takeoff 1 report (Be55)
Crash/unknown 1 report (Be33)
OTHER EVENTS 38 reports
Landing gear related mishaps 17 reports
Gear collapse during landing 10 reports (three Be35s; two Be36s; two Be55s; two Be58s; Be95)
Gear up landing 6 reports (two Be35s; Be33; three Be36s)
Nose wheel separation during landing 1 report (Be33)
Inadvertent gear retraction on the ground/touch and go 1 report (Be35)
Gear up landing/mechanical failure 1 report (Be95)
Engine failure 10 reports
Engine failure in flight 4 reports (Be33; two Be35s; Be36)
Engine failure during/immediately after takeoff 2 reports (both Be36s)
Engine failure shortly after takeoff/catastrophic failure 1 report (Be36)
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)
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: 7 reports
By Aircraft Type
Be19 Sport 2 reports
Be24 Sierra 2 reports
Be23 Musketeer/Sundowner 1 report
Be76 Duchess 1 report
Be77 Skipper 1 report
Environment
Operation in VMC: 6 reports
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: 3 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 7 reports
Engine failure 3 reports
Engine failure during/immediately after takeoff 2 reports (Be19; Be24)
Engine failure in flight 1 report (Be24)
Impact during landing 2 reports
Loss of directional control during landing 2 reports (Be19; Be77)
Landing gear related mishaps
Gear up landing 1 report (Be76)
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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