Beech Report Weekly

Piston Beechcraft Accidents 11/9/2023 through 11/17/2023 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… Read More

Piston Beechcraft Accidents 11/1/2023 through 11/8/2023 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… Read More

Piston Beechcraft Accidents 10/21/2023 through 10/31/2023 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… Read More

Piston Beechcraft Accidents 8/31/2023 – 10/20/2023 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… Read More

From unofficial sources 8/10 1545 local Thursday afternoon. From the Aviation Safety Network, a Be35 “force landed east from runway 25 as it was on approach to High River Regional Airport (CEN4), Alberta, Canada. The aircraft struck a fence and ended on its belly in a grassy field. The two occupants… Read More

Events previously reported in the Weekly Accident Update 8/10 1935Z (1535 local Thursday afternoon): A Be58 was taxiing for departure at Fort Pierce, Florida, when it “struck taxiway lights damaging both propellers.”  The solo pilot was unhurt; the extent of damage is “unknown”. N13TW (TH-1468) is a 1985 Baron 58… Read More

8/4 1845Z (1145 local Friday morning): A Be35’s gear collapsed during landing at Eastsound, Washington. The pilot and two passengers escaped injury, and airplane damage is “minor”. N66PD (D-1938) is a 1949 A35 registered in Fort Worth, Texas. (“Gear collapse during landing”) 8/5 0255Z (1855 local Friday evening 8/4): A… Read More

From unofficial sources 7/20 (time not reported): The pilot of a Be36 taxied into the tail of a Be35 during a “formation” movement one the ground at an unknown airport en route to La Crosse, Wisconsin as part of a planned mass flight to Oshkosh. The Be35 appears to have… Read More