What happened
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On July 6, 2025, around 13:45 mt, a Beechcraft F35 was involved in a fatal accident. The sole occupant, a private pilot, was fatally injured. The aircraft departed Angel Fire Airport around 13:30 on a part 91 personal flight headed to hobbs new Mexico usa. No flight plan was filed. The altitude of the Angel Fire Airport is 8380 ft. temperature at the time of departure was 74F with a dewpoint of 50F. The airport confirmed that the pilot topped each fuel tank to full prior to departure. The airplane was reported missing after failing to show up at hobbs.
On July 8, 2025, aircraft wreckage was discovered about 10 miles NE of Angel Fire Airport at an altitude of about 9,930FT in a box canyon just west of cimarroncito peak.
On July 10, 2025, representatives of the NTSB and FAA traveled to the site. The wreckage was contained in an area of approximately 50 feet in diameter area. Two pine trees in that 50-foot area had their tops sheared off and part of the left wing was hanging in one of the trees. There was an indentation in the ground where both propeller blades were recovered. The blades were sheared at the hub and showed evidence of being in rotation when they hit the ground. A post-crash Fire consumed the majority of the structure and interior of the aircraft. The engine will be evaluated off site by the NTSB at a later date.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 6, 2025, AROUND 13:45 MT, A BEECHCRAFT F35 WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. THE SOLE OCCUPANT, A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ANGEL FIRE AIRPORT AROUND 13:30 ON A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT HEADED TO HOBBS NEW MEXICO USA. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE ALTITUDE OF THE ANGEL FIRE AIRPORT IS 8380 FT. TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE WAS 74F WITH A DEWPOINT OF 50F. THE AIRPORT CONFIRMED THAT THE PILOT TOPPED EACH FUEL TANK TO FULL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REPORTED MISSING AFTER FAILING TO SHOW UP AT HOBBS.
ON JULY 8, 2025, AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS DISCOVERED ABOUT 10 MILES NE OF ANGEL FIRE AIRPORT AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 9,930FT IN A BOX CANYON JUST WEST OF CIMARRONCITO PEAK.
ON JULY 10, 2025, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NTSB AND FAA TRAVELED TO THE SITE. THE WRECKAGE WAS CONTAINED IN AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET IN DIAMETER AREA. TWO PINE TREES IN THAT 50-FOOT AREA HAD THEIR TOPS SHEARED OFF AND PART OF THE LEFT WING WAS HANGING IN ONE OF THE TREES. THERE WAS AN INDENTATION IN THE GROUND WHERE BOTH PROPELLER BLADES WERE RECOVERED. THE BLADES WERE SHEARED AT THE HUB AND SHOWED EVIDENCE OF BEING IN ROTATION WHEN THEY HIT THE GROUND. A POST-CRASH FIRE CONSUMED THE MAJORITY OF THE STRUCTURE AND INTERIOR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE WILL BE EVALUATED OFF SITE BY THE NTSB AT A LATER DATE.
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