What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 11/09/2025 at 05:15 am local time, a BE-95 began takeoff roll at the Moore County Airport (SOP) with no passengers on board. The pilot lost control of the aircraft on takeoff after seeing a coyote come into view. The aircraft veered left onto the grass and impacted with two runway edge lights, causing the left main tire to separate from the aircraft. The aircraft then veered right and entered onto the runway and then veered left impacting with a PAPI light. The aircraft came to rest on the grass approximately 500 feet from the departure end of the reciprocal runway. The aircraft had substantial damage to the landing gear, the left propeller, left wing and aileron.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11/09/2025 AT 05:15 AM LOCAL TIME, A BE-95 BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL AT THE MOORE COUNTY AIRPORT (SOP) WITH NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF AFTER SEEING A COYOTE COME INTO VIEW. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT ONTO THE GRASS AND IMPACTED WITH TWO RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS, CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN TIRE TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED RIGHT AND ENTERED ONTO THE RUNWAY AND THEN VEERED LEFT IMPACTING WITH A PAPI LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE GRASS APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RECIPROCAL RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, THE LEFT PROPELLER, LEFT WING AND AILERON.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.