- Date
- January 16, 2026, 11:54 local (17:54 UTC)
- Place
- Amarillo, TX
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N949LLHonda HA-420
- Defining event
- Taxi-from runway: Ground collision
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class
- Class 3
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration, Lubbock FSDO, Honda Aircraft Company
- FAA report
- 20260116000559A
- Case key
- 202326
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Preliminary report
What NTSB knew early in the investigation. It may change in the final report.
On January 16, 2026, at 1154 central standard time, a Honda HA-420 airplane, N949LL, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Amarillo, Texas. The airline transport pilot and four passengers were uninjured. The airplane was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations as a Part 91 personal flight. The pilot stated that about 1.5 hours after departure and while in cruise flight, a yellow crew alerting system (CAS) message for an air data computer appeared. About 15 minutes later, a yellow CAS message for a low hydraulic system appeared. The pilot then diverted the flight to land at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport, Amarillo, Texas. After landing, the airplane lost brake pressure during taxi. The pilot attempted to use the parking brake, but the brakes locked up. When he released the parking brake, the airplane lost all steering and braking capability. The pilot stated that he lost all control, the airplane’s left wing struck a parked deice truck, and the airplane came to a stop. The pilot said he powered down the airplane, and the passengers exited the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The airplane was retained for further investigation.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N949LL
- Reported as
- Honda HA-420
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 42000100
- Built
- 2018
- Airframe hours
- 892
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- RCN Aviation, LLC
- Registered owner
- RCN Aviation, LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BVX · Batesville, AR
- Destination
- ABQ · Albuquerque, NM
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- AMA · Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport, runway 4, 13,502 × 200 ft, concrete
- Equipment
- Electronic primary flight display, Onboard weather, Electronic multifunction display, Data recorder, Auto-pilot, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 22 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.12 inHg
- Observed at
- AMA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.