WPR26LA352

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B95 · Newport, OR · September 21, 2026

Accident · FatalClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
September 21, 2026, 12:39 local (19:39 UTC)
Place
Newport, OR · Pacific Ocean
Injuries
1 fatal
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N529RBBeech B95
Defining event
Maneuvering: Unknown or undetermined
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Parties
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA report
20260921012649A
Case key
203858

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N529RB
Reported as
Beech B95
Category
Airplane
Serial number
TD-417
Built
1960
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Destination
Same as departure
Airport
ONP · Newport Muni
Equipment
Stall warning system, ADS-B

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
330° at 9 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
59 °F, dew point 52 °F
Altimeter
30.07 inHg
Observed at
KONP, 4 nm away
METAR
METAR KONP 211935Z AUTO 33009KT 10SM CLR 15/11 A3007 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.