What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 01/02/2026 a beechraft BE-35 registered to a privacy data omitted was substantially damaged when it was departing a private ranch airport approximately 7NM north of Ranger Texas. The ATP rated pilot was not injured. The departure runway 17 surface was hard packed dirt with little vegitation. Surface wind at the time of the accident was reported to be mostly west-southwest at 10. The aircraft came to rest on a 041 degree heading in trees directly adjacent to the east side of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
ON 01/02/2026 A BEECHRAFT BE-35 REGISTERED TO A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS DEPARTING A PRIVATE RANCH AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 7NM NORTH OF RANGER TEXAS. THE ATP RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY 17 SURFACE WAS HARD PACKED DIRT WITH LITTLE VEGITATION. SURFACE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO BE MOSTLY WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 10. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON A 041 DEGREE HEADING IN TREES DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.