# NTSB WPR26LA041: Bessler Duane Lynn Savannah, N358D, Pacific, WA, November 7, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: November 7, 2025, 13:31 local (21:31 UTC)
- Place: Pacific, WA
- Coordinates: 47.27116, -122.25186
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2712&lon=-122.2519&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201985
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA041
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/201985/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA041

## Preliminary report

On November 7, 2025 at 1331 Pacific standard time, an experimental amateur-built ICP Savannah amphibious airplane, N358D, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Pacific, Washington. The pilot and the passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that, while in cruise flight, the propeller separated from the engine. The pilot realized he was unable to glide the airplane to the destination airport and selected a grassy field to perform a forced landing. During the forced landing in the field, the wheels and floats sank into soft grass, and the airplane nosed over, coming to rest inverted. As a result, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The airplane was recovered from the accident site and retained for further examination. To date, the propeller has not been recovered.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338) (defining event); cases with it: [Bessler Duane Lynn SAVANNAH, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338/sequence.md?model=05617BF), [All aircraft, 563 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N358D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N358D-2026-09-08), registration cancelled 2026-09-08, S/N 03-10-51-235, built 2008 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BESSLER DUANE LYNN SAVANNAH
- Registry model: [Bessler Duane Lynn SAVANNAH](https://openairdocs.org/model/bessler-duane-lynn-savannah) (registry code 05617BF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 03-10-51-235
- Year built: 2008
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: International Air Services Inc Trustee
- Registered owner: International Air Services Inc Trustee
- Departed: 3B8, Shady Acres, WA
- Destination: S50, Auburn, WA
- Airport: S50, Auburn Municipal Airport
- Equipment: ADS-B, Stall warning system

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,200 ft broken
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.21 inHg
- Observed at: KPLU, 10 nm away
- METAR: METAR KPLU 072135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -DZ FEW026 BKN032 OVC041 11/07 A3021 RMK AO2

## 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 20251107017289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251107017289A), Nov 7, 2025: Bessler Duane Lynn SAVANNAH, Pacific, WA, Substantial damage. On November 7, 2025, N358-D while in cruise flight experienced a propeller separation from the aircraft during cruise flight. As a result, the pilot conducted…

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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