# Accident 20260921012649A: Beech B95, Newport, OR, September 21, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2026, 12:36 local time
- Place: Newport, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6240° N, 124.1140° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6240&lon=-124.1140&mi=10
- Aircraft: N529RB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N529RB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B95 (registry code 1153404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b95) (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 B95
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,480 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260921012649A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2026, AT 12:36 PM PDT (1936Z), BEECHCRAFT B95 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 34 AT NEWPORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KONP) IN NEWPORT, OREGON, HEADING WEST OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

AT APPROXIMATELY 12:39 PM PDT (1939Z), THE AIRPLANE ARRIVED ABOUT 1 MILE OFFSHORE OVER A FRIEND'S FISHING BOAT. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW LOW-LEVEL FIGURE-8 MANEUVERS OVER THE BOAT. DURING ONE OF THESE LOW PASSES, THE AIRPLANE BANKED STEEPLY TO THE LEFT, CAUSING ITS LEFT PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE WATER. THE PILOT THEN CLIMBED THE AIRCRAFT BACK UP, LEVELED OFF, AND TURNED EAST HEADING BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT.

AT APPROXIMATELY 12:43 PM PDT (1943Z), A SECOND WITNESS FISHING ABOUT 1 MILE OFFSHORE (1 MILE SOUTH OF THE LIGHTHOUSE) SPOTTED THE AIRPLANE FLYING ABNORMALLY LOW, ROUGHLY 1/4 MILE FROM HIS VESSEL. THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING A WIDE CIRCLE TO THE NORTH WHILE CONTINUOUSLY LOSING ALTITUDE AND UNABLE TO CLIMB.

THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED ONTO THE OCEAN SURFACE WITH A LOUD CRASHING SOUND. IT CAME TO REST ON THE WATER, FLOATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 2.5 MINUTES BEFORE COMPLETELY SUBMERGED.

## 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 WPR26LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA352), Sep 21, 2026: Beech B95 (N529RB), Newport, OR, 1 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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