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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech C90 · Lincoln, NM · May 14, 2026

Date: May 14, 2026 · 00:15 local
Place: Lincoln, NM
Airport: Sierra Blanca Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: RLJA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N249CP
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR26FA186
Reported as: Beech C90
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 4
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,105 total96 in the last 90 days

N249CPRegistered now · Beech C90S/N LJ-841 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech C90 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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At approximately 0015L on may 14th, 2026, a Beech C90 impacted mountainous terrain approximately 13 nautical miles northeast of Sierra Blanca Regional Airport (ksrr) fatally injuring two flight crew and two medical personnel. No medical transport was being conducted during the flight and the flight was operating under 14 CFR part 91. The accident occurred shortly after aircraft was cleared for a visual approach to runway 24 after reporting "ruidoso in sight". Nighttime visual conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 0015L ON MAY 14TH, 2026, A BEECH C90 IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 13 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL AIRPORT (KSRR) FATALLY INJURING TWO FLIGHT CREW AND TWO MEDICAL PERSONNEL. NO MEDICAL TRANSPORT WAS BEING CONDUCTED DURING THE FLIGHT AND THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 AFTER REPORTING "RUIDOSO IN SIGHT". NIGHTTIME VISUAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR26FA186Accident · 4 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportLincoln, NMOn May 14, 2026, at 0015 mountain daylight time, a Beech C90, N249CP, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Lincoln, New Mexico. Both pilots and passengers sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated by Generation Jets under the…May 14, 2026 · Destroyed