# Accident 20260307010839A: Beech A36, Gulf Shores, AL, March 7, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2026, 18:44 local time
- Place: Gulf Shores, AL
- Airport: Jack Edwards Ntl
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2892° N, 87.7915° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2892&lon=-87.7915&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66519, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66519) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260307010839A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA26LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA140), Mar 8, 2026: Beech A36 (N66519), Gulf Shores, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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