# NTSB WPR26LA236: Beech S35, N6040F, Dome, AZ, June 25, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: June 25, 2026, 11:25 local (18:25 UTC)
- Place: Dome, AZ
- Coordinates: 32.761475, -114.37502
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7615&lon=-114.3750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203282
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA236
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203282/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA236

## Preliminary report

On June 25, 2026, about 1125 mountain standard time, a Beech S35, N6040F, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Dome, Arizona. The pilot and three passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that he departed Eagle Roost Airport (27AZ), Aguila, Arizona, for a cross-country flight to Yuma Marine Corps Air Station/Yuma International Airport (YNK), Yuma, Arizona. According to the pilot, about 15 nm northeast of YNK the engine began to run rough, so he enriched the mixture to smooth out the engine. The pilot then decided to perform a precautionary landing and landed the airplane on a dirt road with the landing gear retracted. Shortly after touchdown, the airplane veered right off the road and came to rest upright in a ditch. Subsequently, the right wing was substantially damaged. The airplane was recovered to a secure facility 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: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech S35, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md?model=1151532), [All aircraft, 820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6040F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6040F), registered now, S/N D-7814 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D-7814
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Jct Holdings LLC
- Registered owner: Jct Holdings LLC
- Departed: 27AZ, Aguila, AZ
- Destination: YKN, Yuma, AZ

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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