# NTSB CEN26FA086: Beech A36, N5677X, Sabine Pass, TX, January 8, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report - Date: January 8, 2026, 14:31 local (20:31 UTC) - Place: Sabine Pass, TX - Coordinates: 29.707505, -94.002462 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7075&lon=-94.0025&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 1 fatal - Status: Investigation ongoing - Investigation class: Class 3 - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Textron Aviation, FAA FSDO, Continental Aerospace Technologies - NTSB case key (mKey): 202276 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26FA086 - NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202276/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA086 ## Preliminary report On January 8, 2026, about 1431 central standard time, a Beech A36 airplane, N5677X, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Sabine Pass, Texas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The airplane departed the Jennings Airport (3R7), Jennings, Louisiana, at 1351, and was en route to the Scholes International Airport (GLS), Galveston, Texas, at an altitude of 6,000 ft mean sea level (msl). The pilot had filed an instrument flight rules flight plan and was in radio communications with Houston Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON). At 1430, the pilot was given a clearance to descend to 4,000 ft msl, which was acknowledged by the pilot. ADS-B data showed that about that time, the airplane entered a rain shower followed by a descending right turn before radar contact was lost. A U.S. Coast Guard crew subsequently found the wreckage in a marsh between Salt Lake and Knight Lake following a brief search (see Figure 1). Figure 1. ADS-B track and wreckage site. The debris field consisted of four main sections which were distributed over an area about 360 ft long and 160 ft wide. The first section included the left wing and aileron that had fractured at the wing root. The second section included the outboard right wing separated near the mid spar and the right pilot’s seat. The third section included the propeller, engine, cowling, and cockpit instrumentation which were submerged in the marshy terrain. The final section included the aft cabin and empennage (see Figure 2). Smaller portions of doors, insulation, and aileron were located between the major wreckage areas. There was no evidence of fire. The flaps appeared to be in the retracted position. Figure 2. Accident site wreckage locations. The airplane was retained for further examination. A preliminary review of weather information revealed rain showers were present in the airplane’s route of flight when the right descending turn began (see Figure 3). Figure 3. Weather radar information for 1430 CST - rain shower annotated in the circle. ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech A36, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=1151604), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5677X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5677X), registered now, S/N E-2797, built 1993 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH A36 - Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: E-2797 - Year built: 1993 - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Kas Properties LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 3R7, Jennings, LA - Destination: GLS, Galveston, TX - Flight plan: IFR - Equipment: Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 13 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,500 ft overcast - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.83 inHg - Observed at: KBPT, 15 nm away - METAR: SPECI KBPT 082000Z 18013KT 10SM FEW019 OVC075 24/21 A2983 RMK AO2 T02440211 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20260108003149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260108003149A), Jan 8, 2026: Beech A36, Sabine Pass, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. At approximately 1352 hrs CST, the subject aircraft departed 3R7 on an IFR flight plan to travel west to gls with the pilot as the sole occupant. The aircraft… ## Other investigations on N5677X (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 CHI03LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA063), Feb 1, 2003: Beech A36 (N5677X), Grand Rapids, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in the overload of the aircraft. Spatial disorientation, an inoperative turn coordinator, and the pilot's misinterpretation of the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.