# Accident 20260226010679A: Raytheon Aircraft Company B36TC, Durango, CO, February 26, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2026, 15:05 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Durango-La Plata County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1515° N, 107.7538° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1515&lon=-107.7538&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2251Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2251Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon B36TC (registry code 7150008, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-b36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY B36TC
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,636 total, 2,611 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260226010679A

## Narrative

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

ON 02/26/2026 AT 1605 LCL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN DURANGO, COLORADO (KDRO) DURING LANDING AND TOUCHDOWN DUE TO A LOSS OF CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AIRPORT H81, RIVER FALLS AIRPORT IN AMARILLO TEXAS AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 LCL AND ARRIVED AT DURANGO, CO (KDRO) AIRPORT SHORTLY AFTER 1600 LCL. THE PILOT, JOHN W SABO, STATED THAT HE HAD ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN SEVERE CROSSWINDS (28 KNOTS GUSTING TO 44 KNOTS), ACCOMPANIED BY LOW-LEVEL WIND SHEAR OVER THE THRESHOLD DURING LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING FLARE AND ROLLOUT, CULMINATING IN A RUNWAY EXCURSION AND RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A GROUND STRIKE OF THE LEFT WINGTIP/LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER STRIKE, STRUCTURAL AIRFRAME SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND DESTRUCTION OF FOUR AIRPORT RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 265 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE CONDITIONS EXCEEDED THE AIRCRAFTS MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT WHICH RESULTED IN RUDDER INEFFECTIVENESS, A HEAVY AND FIRM LANDING LEADING TO A LEFT-WING STRIKE AND UNCONTROLLED OFF-RUNWAY EXCURSION. THERE WERE 2 SOULS ON BOARD, THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN26LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA127), Feb 26, 2026: Raytheon B36TC (N2251Q), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent loss of directional control while attempting to land during high crosswind conditions.

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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