# NTSB WPR26LA359: Hawker Hawker Hunter MK.58, N345AX, Morro Bay, CA, September 22, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: September 22, 2026, 18:49, time zone not recorded
- Place: Morro Bay, CA
- Location: 35.3719° N, 120.8586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morro Bay, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3719&lon=-120.8586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA359
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203885/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA359

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Hawker HAWKER HUNTER MK.58, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=4231004), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N345AX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345AX), registered now, S/N 41HR-HABL003115, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAWKER AIRCRAFT LTD HAWKER HUNTER MK.58
- Registry model: [Hawker HAWKER HUNTER MK.58](https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-hawker-hunter-mk-58) (registry code 4231004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce AVON MK207](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-avon-mk207) (registry code 54224, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Public use
- Operator: Hunter Aviation International Inc
- Registered owner: Hunter Aviation International Inc

## 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 20260922012749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260922012749A), Sep 22, 2026: Hawker Aircraft Ltd HAWKER HUNTER MK.58, Santa Barbara, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft lost power over the ocean outside of morro bay, CA. Pilot ejected just before impact and the aircraft crashed into the ocean and the pilot was picked…

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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