# Accident 20250623007689A: Blue Brent BEAR, Montrose, CO, June 23, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2025, 11:30 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Airport: Montrose Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5193° N, 107.9041° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5193&lon=-107.9041&mi=10
- Aircraft: N250MK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250MK-2026-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Blue Brent BEAR (registry code 05625VO, https://openairdocs.org/model/blue-brent-bear) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Vedeneyev M14P (registry code 63601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLUE BRENT BEAR
- Reported engine: VEDENEYEV M14P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25FA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250623007689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 31 AND VIDEO EVIDENCE DEPICTS THAT AFTER ROTATION THERE WAS NO POSITIVE GAIN IN ALTITUDE. VIDEO ALSO SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT ROSE AND DROPPED SLIGHTLY SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN PROCEEDED TO MAKE A RIGHT-HAND TURN. THE RIGHT HAND TURN SPANNED APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT HEADING EAST. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING CONTACTED A RIDGE APPROXIMATELY 0.75 MILES NORTH OF RUNWAY 31. AFTER IMPACT WITH THE RIDGE, THE AIRCRAFT TUMBLED AND CAME TO REST 30 YARDS ON THE OTHER SIDE BELOW THE ELEVATED TERRAIN AND 15 YARDS FROM A RESIDENTIAL HOME. PROPELLER DEBRIS INDICATES THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, WITH THE LEADING EDGES BENT OPPOSITE THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION. A POST CRASH FIRE OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE EVENT. ALL FOUR CORNERS OF THE AIRCRAFT ARE CONTAINED AT THE CRASH SITE. THE DETACHED LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS WERE PARALLEL TO THE FUSELAGE. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED AT THE ELEVATOR AND RUDDER BUT UNABLE TO DETERMINE AILERON OR COCKPIT CONTINUITY DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE. PROPELLER CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED AT THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR BUT UNABLE TO DETERMINE OTHER ENGINE CONTROL CABLE CONTINUITY DUE TO DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN UNDER A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT AND OCCUPANTS IN EXCESS OF REQUIRED CREW MAY HAVE BEEN ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN25FA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA216), Jun 23, 2025: Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing Moose (N250MK), Montrose, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal, investigation ongoing

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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