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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Gulf Shores, AL · March 7, 2026

Date
March 7, 2026 · 18:44 local
Place
Gulf Shores, AL
Airport
Jack Edwards Ntl
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N66519
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA26LA140
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Approximately 8 miles east of kjka, aircraft impacted the water and broke apart after being vectored onto the final approach course for the RNAV approach to runway 9.

As the FAA filed it

APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES EAST OF KJKA, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER AND BROKE APART AFTER BEING VECTORED ONTO THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE FOR THE RNAV APPROACH TO RUNWAY 9.

NTSB investigation

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