Piston Beechcraft Accidents October 2 – October 8, 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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10/2 (time not reported): A Be35 landed gear up at Black River Falls, Wisconsin. The flight reportedly originated at La Crosse, Wisconsin. Airplane damage appears to be minor and there are no reported injuries. N179R (D-10179) is a 1978 V35B.
(“Gear up landing”; “Substantial damage”)
10/5 2010Z (1610 local Sunday afternoon): Three aboard a Be58 were killed and the 58P destroyed when according to the Aviation Safety Network it:
…impacted open field terrain while on approach to land at Williston Regional Airport (X60), Williston, Florida. The airplane departed the Lebanon Springfield Airport-George Hoerter Field (6I2), Lebanon, Kentucky, with an attended fuel stop at Williston. The last ADS-B position report indicated an altitude of 400 feet, a speed of 184 knots, and a negative descent rate of over 3,600 feet per minute.
Weather reports thunderstorms in the vicinity but it’s unknown if they were in the immediately location or if the Baron penetrated a thunderstorm or towering cumulus cloud. As reported by ASN 15 minutes before the crash (with my emphasis added):
METAR KX60 051955Z AUTO 06010KT 10SM SCT023 BKN032 OVC048 28/24 A3002 RMK AO2 T02850241
Five minutes after:
METAR KX60 052015Z AUTO 08008KT 040V130 10SM VCTS SCT024 BKN033 BKN055 28/23 A3001 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N NE AND SW T02840227
And 25 minutes after:
METAR KX60 052035Z AUTO 09007G17KT 050V120 10SM TS SCT022 BKN038 BKN065 27/23 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND SW T02710226
Local sources indicate the airplane appeared to impact a bean field at a high forward speed (that is, not a spiral or spin). N121KJ (TJ-62) was a 1976 58P.
(“Approach/unknown”; “Fatal”; “Airplane destroyed”—and a reminder that often thunderstorm activity occurs in visual meteorological conditions).
2025 SUMMARY
Reported Beechcraft piston mishaps, 2025
Total reported: 114 reports
Environment
Operation in VMC: 59 reports
Operation in IMC: 4 reports
Weather “unknown” or “not reported”: 52 reports
Operation at night: 6 reports
Most Serious Injury
“Serious” injury accidents (not involving fatalities): 6 reports
Fatal accidents: 13 reports
Aircraft damage
“Substantial” damage: 19 reports
Aircraft “destroyed”: 23 reports
BONANZA/BARON Series: 101 reports
By Aircraft Type
Be35 Bonanza 32 reports
Be36 Bonanza 32 reports
Be55 Baron 16 reports
Be33 Debonair/Bonanza 11 reports
Be58 Baron 7 reports
Be95 Travel Air 3 reports
Environment
Operation in VMC: 48 reports
Operation in IMC: 4 reports
Weather “unknown” or “not reported”: 47 reports
Operation at night: 5 reports
Most Serious Injury
“Serious” injury accidents (not involving fatalities): 6 reports
Fatal accidents: 13 reports
Aircraft damage
“Substantial” damage: 15 reports
Aircraft “destroyed”: 23 reports
PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF CAUSE
(all subject to update per official findings):
FATAL and SERIOUS INJURY EVENTS 19 reports
Engine failure 9 reports
Engine failure in flight/oil loss 2 reports (both Be36s)
Engine failure in flight 1 report (Be35)
Engine failure immediately after takeoff 1 report (Be36)
Engine failure shortly after takeoff/LOC 1 report (Be35)
Fuel starvation 1 report (Be55)
Partial power loss/off-airport landing 1 report (Be36)
Engine failure during visual approach 1 report (Be36)
Partial power loss shortly after takeoff/attempted return 1 report (Be33)
Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT) 3 reports
Controlled flight into terrain/mountains 2 reports (both Be35s)
Controlled Flight into Terrain/thunderstorms 1 report (Be58)
Impact during/immediately after takeoff 2 reports
Loss of control/IFR departure 1 report (Be36)
Loss of control in flight/door open after takeoff 1 report (Be55)
Impact during landing 1 reports
Loss of directional control/visual landing 1 report (Be55)
Unknown 4 reports
Go-around/unknown 1 report (Be35s)
Takeoff/unknown 1 report (Be35)
Crash/unknown 1 report (Be33)
Approach/unknown 1 report (Be58)
OTHER EVENTS 80 reports
Landing gear related mishaps 37 reports
Gear collapse during landing 14 reports (Be33; Be35; two Be36s; three Be55s; two Be58s; Be95)
Gear up landing 14 reports (six Be35s; Be33; five Be36s; Be55; Be58)
Gear up landing/mechanical failure 2 reports (Be36; Be95)
Nose wheel separation during landing 1 report (Be33)
Inadvertent gear retraction on the ground/touch and go 1 report (Be35)
Gear collapse during takeoff 1 report (Be55)
Gear up landing/electrical failure 1 report (Be55)
Gear collapse during landing/alternator failure 1 report (Be35)
Inadvertent gear retraction during landing 1 report (Be35)
Gear collapse during taxi from soft ground onto pavement 1 report (Be36)
Engine failure 22 reports
Engine failure in flight 10 reports (three Be33s; six Be35s; Be36)
Engine failure during/immediately after takeoff 4 reports (Be33; two Be36s; Be55)
Engine failure shortly after takeoff/catastrophic failure 1 report (Be36)
Partial power loss immediately after takeoff
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)
Engine failure during landing 1 report (Be36)
Engine failure during approach/landing 1 report (Be35)
Engine fire during takeoff/abort/gear up landing 1 report (Be36)
Impact during landing 8 reports
Landed short 2 reports (both Be36s)
Runway overrun 1 report (Be58)
Loss of directional control during landing 1 report (Be95)
Propeller strike during landing 1 report (Be55)
Go-around/collision with obstruction 1 report (Be35)
Loss of directional control during the landing roll after open door in flight 1 report (Be33)
Loss of directional control during landing/tire separation 1 report (Be55)
Impact during takeoff 5 reports
Aborted takeoff/runway overrun 1 report (Be55)
Loss of directional control during takeoff 1 report (Be33)
Loss of directional control during takeoff/contaminated runway 1 report (Be35)
Collision with obstacles during takeoff 1 report (Be35)
Collision with obstacles/trees at the end of the runway 1 report (Be36)
Miscellaneous
Taxi into aircraft/object 2 reports (both Be36s)
Bird strike 2 reports (Be35; Be55)
Door open after takeoff/descent into terrain 1 report (Be36)
Taxi into object/other aircraft 1 report (Be36)
Takeoff with tow bar attached 1 report (Be35)
Exit window detached in flight 1 report (Be36)
Struck by taxiing aircraft while parked 1 report (Be35)
BEECH AERO CLUB Series: 14 reports
By Aircraft Type
Be19 Sport 4 reports
Be76 Duchess 3 reports
Be24 Sierra 3 reports
Be23 Musketeer/Sundowner 3 reports
Be77 Skipper 1 report
Environment
Operation in VMC: 9 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: 0 reports
Aircraft damage
“Substantial” damage: 4 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 14 reports
Impact during landing 7 reports
Loss of directional control during landing 4 reports (two Be19s; Be24; Be77)
Hard landing 2 reports (Be19; Be76)
Loss of directional control during the landing roll after open door in flight 1 report (Be23)
Engine failure 3 reports
Engine failure during/immediately after takeoff 2 reports (Be19; Be24)
Engine failure in flight 1 report (Be24)
Landing gear related mishaps 2 reports
Gear up landing 1 report (Be76)
Gear collapse during landing 1 report (Be76)
Impact during takeoff
Loss of directional control during takeoff 1 report (Be23)
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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