# NTSB ERA26LA224: Boeing E75, N181RF, Dresden, OH, May 29, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: May 29, 2026, 11:53 local (15:53 UTC)
- Place: Dresden, OH
- Coordinates: 40.154232, -81.99977
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1542&lon=-81.9998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA224
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203091/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA224

## Preliminary report

On May 29, 2026, about 1153 eastern daylight time, a Boeing E75, N181RF, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Dresden, Ohio. The pilot and passenger were seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A witness, who lived near the accident site with her husband, reported that she was standing in her yard and observed the accident airplane fly over her residence in a north direction. She then heard a loud “pop,” and the engine noise ceased. The airplane subsequently impacted a hay field at her neighbor’s residence across the street. Her husband ran to the wreckage to render assistance to the occupants. Initial examination of the wreckage by an FAA inspector revealed that it came to rest upright in the field, and both the upper and lower right wings sustained substantial damage. The wreckage 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.

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing E75, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=1380120), [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: [Boeing E75, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=1380120), [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: [Boeing E75, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=1380120), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N181RF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N181RF), registered now, S/N 75-5553 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75 (NO SERIES)
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 75-5553
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 30.15 inHg
- Observed at: I40, 13 nm away
- METAR: METAR KI40 291355Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM CLR 17/10 A3015

## Other investigations on N181RF (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 NYC93LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA089), Apr 23, 1993: Boeing E75 (N181RF), Zanesville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF THE THROTTLE BY THE PILOT.

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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