# Accident 20260514005519A: Beech C90, Lincoln, NM, May 14, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2026, 00:15 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NM
- Airport: Sierra Blanca Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: RLJA
- Location: 33.6068° N, 105.3567° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6068&lon=-105.3567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N249CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C90 (registry code 1152913, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,105 total, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260514005519A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR26FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA186), May 14, 2026: Beech C90 (N249CP), Lincoln, NM, destroyed, 4 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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