# NTSB WPR26LA358: Reynolds Dennis E Bearhawk Patrol, N240BP, Cottage Grove, OR, September 27, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: September 27, 2026, 12:02 local (19:02 UTC)
- Place: Cottage Grove, OR
- Location: 43.7959° N, 123.0572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottage Grove, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7959&lon=-123.0572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA358
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203884/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA358

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Reynolds Dennis E BEARHAWK PATROL, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=05635MF), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N240BP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N240BP), registered now, S/N P240, built 2017 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REYNOLDS DENNIS E BEARHAWK PATROL
- Registry model: [Reynolds Dennis E BEARHAWK PATROL](https://openairdocs.org/model/reynolds-dennis-e-bearhawk-patrol) (registry code 05635MF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Eci IOX-360](https://openairdocs.org/engine/eci-iox-360) (registry code 24700, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Reynolds Dennis E
- Registered owner: Reynolds Dennis E

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 7 knots
- Icing: Unknown
- Turbulence: Unknown
- Observed at: 20 nm away

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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