# NTSB CEN26LA110: Glasair GlaStar, N789BM, Beaumont, TX, February 7, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: February 6, 2026, 18:10 local (Feb 7, 2026, 00:10 UTC)
- Place: Beaumont, TX · airport twy
- Coordinates: 29.950831, -94.020699
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9508&lon=-94.0207&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA Flight Standards
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA110
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202406/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA110

## Preliminary report

On February 6, 2026, about 1810 central standard time, an experimental Glasair GlaStar airplane, N789BM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Beaumont, Texas. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported a loss of engine oil pressure about six miles from the intended destination airport. The engine started running rough and losing power. He executed a landing to a taxiway at the destination airport. However, the airplane began to porpoise on landing. It subsequently overran the taxiway and impacted a fence. The airframe sustained substantial damage to both wings and the empennage. The airplane was recovered to a secure hangar at the airport. A postaccident engine examination is planned.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event); cases with it: [Mcauliffe William J GLASTAR, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md?model=05608D0), [All aircraft, 820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N789BM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N789BM), registered now, S/N 001, built 2002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Glasair GlaStar
- Registry model: [Mcauliffe William J GLASTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcauliffe-william-j-glastar) (registry code 05608D0) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 2002
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed: L83, Thibodaux, LA
- Destination: BPT, Beaumont, TX
- Airport: BPT, Jack Brooks Regional

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night
- Wind: 210° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 30.09 inHg
- Observed at: KBPT
- METAR: SPECI KBPT 070033Z 21009KT 10SM CLR 17/10 A3009

## 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 20260206003129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260206003129A), Feb 6, 2026: Mcauliffe William J GLASTAR, Beamount, TX, Substantial damage. The accident aircraft was en route from Mississippi to Texas when it experienced engine trouble. The pilot reported a significant drop in engine oil pressure…

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.

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