# NTSB ERA26LA078: Beech B90, N40BA, Atlanta, GA, December 28, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report - Date: December 28, 2025, 09:35 local (14:35 UTC) - Place: Atlanta, GA · Wooded terrain in a residential area - Coordinates: 33.927258, -84.278735 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9273&lon=-84.2787&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-IFR final approach: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor - Status: Investigation ongoing - Investigation class: Class 3 - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: TSB, FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 202217 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA078 - NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202217/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA078 ## Preliminary report On December 28, 2025, about 0935 eastern standard time, a Beech B90 airplane, N40BA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Atlanta, Georgia. The pilot received minor injuries, and the copilot was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight. The pilot reported that on the day before the accident flight, he instructed the fixed base operator (FBO) to fill the airplane’s fuel tanks. On the morning of the accident, FBO personnel informed the pilot that the airplane was fueled with 152 gallons of fuel. During the preflight inspection, the pilot observed the fuel quantity gauges indicated full. The airplane departed Miami Executive Airport (TMB), Miami, Florida, about 0628, under an instrument flight rules flight plan destined for Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK), Atlanta, Georgia. The airplane climbed to about 11,000 ft mean sea level and cruised in clear en route weather conditions. Weather at the destination airport included low cloud ceilings, and nearby airports were identified as alternates. About 43 nautical miles from PDK, the pilot directed the copilot to calculate the remaining fuel, which was reported as about 112 gallons remaining. Approach control approved a request to divert to Dobbins ARB Airport (MGE), Marietta, Georgia; however, shortly thereafter, air traffic control reported improved weather conditions at PDK, and the flight crew requested vectors for an approach. The airplane was vectored for the instrument landing system (ILS) runway 21L approach at PDK. While configuring the airplane near the final approach fix, which included the extension of the landing gear and flaps, the pilot reported a total loss of engine power on both engines, accompanied by illumination of all cockpit warning lights. The pilot initiated a shallow right turn to avoid residential structures and performed a forced landing to a wooded area in a residential neighborhood. During the landing, the airplane impacted trees and terrain before coming to rest about 2.4 nautical miles northeast of the approach end of runway 21L. The airplane sustained substantial damage to its wings, empennage, and fuselage. The airplane was retained for further examination. ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-IFR final approach: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech B90, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=1152912), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md) - [Emergency descent: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Beech B90, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=1152912), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Beech B90, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=1152912), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N40BA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40BA), registered now, S/N LJ-444, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH B90 - Registry model: [Beech B90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b90) (registry code 1152912) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (registry code 61501, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: LJ-444 - Year built: 1969 - Airframe hours: 11922.8 - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Operator: Lux Air - Registered owner: 711bn LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, July 29, 2025, 47 hours before - Departed: TMB, Miami, FL - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: PDK, Dekalb-Peachtree Airport, runway 21L, 6,001 × 100 ft, concrete - Equipment: Onboard weather, Handheld GPS, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 3 knots - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft broken - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 59 °F - Altimeter: 30.10 inHg - Observed at: PDK, 3 nm away - METAR: KPDK 281441Z 17003KT 5SM BR BKN020 OVC047 17/15 A3010 RMK AO2 T01720150 ## 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 20251228020839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251228020839A), Dec 28, 2025: Beech B90, Doraville, GA, Destroyed. On December 28, 2025, near Doraville, Georgia, at approximately 09:35 local time a Beechcraft king air B90 was destroyed, after impacting trees and terrain… 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.