# Accident 20260228004859A: Beech 76, Snohomish, WA, February 28, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2026, 16:59 local time
- Place: Snohomish, WA
- Airport: Harvey Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 47.9049° N, 122.1027° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9049&lon=-122.1027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1850N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1850N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260228004859A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT,  WERE RETURNING TO HARVEY FIELDFROM A TRAINING FLIGHT.  STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM AN APPROACH AND LANDING AT HARVEY FIELD WITH A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE, WHEN INSTRUCTOR PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE TO SIMULATE A FAILURE OF THAT ENGINE. STUDENT WENT THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE AND CORRECT PROCEDURE TO SECURE THE ENGINE AND TOLD INSTRUCTOR TO FEATHER THE RIGHT ENGINE. INSTURCTOR THEN MOVED THE THROTTLE UP ON THE RIGHT ENGINE FROM IDLE TO 8-9 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE TO SIMULATE A FEATHERED PROPELLER CONDITION. ON FINAL APPROACH,  AIRSPEED WAS DROPPING BELOW 85 KTS AT WHICH TIME STUDENT INCREASED POWER ON THE LEFT (GOOD) ENGINE. WITH ABOUT FIVE FEET OR A LITTLE LESS ABOVE THE RUNWAY, STUDENT DECIDED THAT THE APPROACH WAS NOT STABLE AND WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH IT, SO STUDENT PERFORMED A GO-AROUND ONLY APPLYING FULL POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE. WHEN THE AIRPLANE DIVERTED FROM NORMAL FLIGHT, INSTRUCTOR GRABBED FOR THE THROTTLES AND PROPS. THE AIRPLANE RESPONDED TO THE ASYMMETRIC POWER APPLICATION OF THE GO-AROUND MANEUVER TOO QUICKLY FOR INSTRUCTOR TO MAKE ANY METHODICAL CORRECTION. THE AICRAFT THEN DID A HARD TURN TO THE RIGHT, CAME DOWN IN THE GRASS TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THEN MADE A STRAIGHT LINE SLIDE INTO A T-HANGAR.

## 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 WPR26LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA112), Mar 1, 2026: Beech 76 (N1850N), Snohomish, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of a dual student who attempted a go-around using one engine which resulted in a loss of control and impact with the ground.

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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