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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bessler Duane Lynn SAVANNAH · Pacific, WA · November 7, 2025

Date: November 7, 2025 · 13:31 local
Place: Pacific, WA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N358D
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR26LA041
Reported as: Bessler Duane Lynn Savannah
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total

N358DRegistration cancelled Sep 8, 2026 · Bessler Duane Lynn SAVANNAHS/N 03-10-51-235 · Built 2008 Airframe modelBessler Duane Lynn SAVANNAH Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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On November 7, 2025, N358-D while in cruise flight experienced a propeller separation from the aircraft during cruise flight. As a result, the pilot conducted an emergency landing in a field resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 7, 2025, N358-D WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A PROPELLER SEPARATION FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. AS A RESULT, THE PILOT CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR26LA041Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportPacific, WAOn November 7, 2025 at 1331 Pacific standard time, an experimental amateur-built ICP Savannah amphibious airplane, N358D, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Pacific, Washington. The pilot and the passenger were not injured. The…Nov 7, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N358D · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20160402000399ILanding: Touchdown · Yakima, WAAircraft was returning from a local flight to a nearby lake. Pilot neglected to lower landing gear and landed on rwy 27 gear up.Apr 2, 2016 · Minor damage