Cessna 337C Super Skymaster, N2657S, accident occurred on September 7, 2026, near Brenham Municipal Airport (11R), Brenham, Texas

• Location: Brenham, TX 
• Accident Number: CEN26LA312
• Date & Time: September 7, 2026, 12:48 Local 
• Registration: N2657S 
• Aircraft: Cessna 337 
• Injuries: 1 Minor 
• Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Flight test

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On September 7, 2026, about 1248 central daylight time, a Cessna 337C airplane, N2657S, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Brenham, Texas. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 post-maintenance test flight. 

According to the pilot, who is also a mechanic, he had recently purchased the push-pull configuration airplane on September 3, 2026. The airplane had been based for the last several years with the previous owner at the Brenham Municipal Airport (11R), Brenham, Texas. According to the aviation operations manager at 11R, he refueled the airplane prior to the flight. All four of the fuel tanks were topped off with 100 low lead fuel and he ensured the four fuel tank caps were all secured. 

The pilot reported there were no issues noted during the runup sequence. The airplane taxied from the ramp to runway 16 for the local area flight. During the takeoff sequence, the pilot reported the rear engine sustained a total loss of power at the point of rotation. The pilot performed a forced landing on a ranching property, about 0.85 miles to the southeast of the departure end of runway 16. The airplane came to rest upright on a flat grass field, right next to a metal fence and barn. 

The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and the empennage. The airplane is pending recovery from the accident site to a secure location for future examination. 

The airplane, which is known as a Super Skymaster, was built in 1968. The airplane was equipped with front and rear Continental Motors IO-360-C reciprocating engines and McCauley Propeller Systems D2AF34C59 (front) and McCauley Propeller Systems D2AF34C61 (rear) twoblade aluminum propellers.

According to the meteorological reporting station located at 11R, the calculated density altitude near the time of the accident was 2,571 ft.

Gulfstream IV, N406JS, accident occurred on August 14, 2026, at Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS), St Louis, Missouri

• Location: St. Louis, MO 
• Accident Number: CEN26LA290 
• Date & Time: August 14, 2026, 14:59 Local 
• Registration: N406JS 
• Aircraft: GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-IV 
• Injuries: 10 None 
• Flight Conducted Under: Part 135: Air taxi & commuter - Non-scheduled

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On August 14, 2026, about 1459 central daylight time, a Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV airplane, N406JS, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near St. Louis, Missouri. The three crew members and 7 passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations part 135 on-demand air taxi flight.

According to the crew, they received a STEER BY WIRE FAIL Crew Alerting System (CAS) message before departure from Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE), Eagle, Colorado. They completed the appropriate checklist and the message cleared. While on approach to Runway 8R at Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS), St. Louis Missouri, after lowering the landing gear, the crew again received a STEER BY WIRE FAIL CAS message. The crew completed the checklist; however, the message did not clear.

The airplane landed on the runway and as the nose wheel contacted the runway it began to shimmy. The nose landing gear (NLG) separated from the airplane followed by a collapse of the left main landing gear. The airplane veered left into the grass and came to rest upright. During the accident sequence, the airplane sustained damage to the lower fuselage and left wing.

According to the pilot, during the preflight inspection, the airport ground crew was unable to install the pip pin that goes into the NLG torque link that is used to engage and disengage the scissor link with the Nose Wheel Steering actuator for the NLG. The pilot was able to install the NLG pip pin which has a secondary safety pin that is normally installed into the pip pin to help ensure it remains engaged. The pilot reported that he forgot to install the secondary safety pin.

Postaccident examination of the runway and surrounding grass areas found several items of debris. The NLG pip pin, which is normally seated in the NLG torque link, was found separated from the NLG with three ball locks remaining as seen in figure 1. The NLG pip pin normally has four ball locks; the missing ball lock and the NLG upper scissor link could not be located.

Examination of the NLG revealed that the safety pin was found intact in the open position and with the separated NLG still attached to its lanyard cord as seen in figure 2.

The airplane was equipped with a cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, which were removed and sent to the National Transportation Safety Board Vehicle Recorders Laboratory in Washington, DC, for download. The wreckage was retained for further examination.

Boeing-Stearman Model 75, N680HW, accident occurred on September 8, 2026, near Bogue Chitto, Mississippi

• Location: Bogue Chitto, MS 
• Accident Number: CEN26LA313 
• Date & Time: September 8, 2026, 11:00 Local 
• Registration: N680HW 
• Aircraft: Stearman A75 
• Injuries: 1 Minor, 1 None 
• Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

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On September 8, 2026, about 1100 central daylight time, a Boeing-Stearman A75L300 airplane, N680HW, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Bogue Chitto, Mississippi. The pilot sustained minor injuries and the passenger was uninjured. The airplane operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. 

The pilot reported that in cruise flight, the passenger reported that oil spray was coming in the cockpit and he could smell burning oil from the engine. The pilot saw that oil pressure had decreased and began to divert to the nearest airfield. When the oil pressure read zero, the pilot shut the engine down and performed a forced landing on a road. During the landing, the airplane’s lower right wing collided with a road sign, and the pilot subsequently lost control of the airplane. The airplane then turned and veered through a fence and came to rest in a pasture. During the accident sequence, the fuselage and the upper and lower wings sustained substantial damage. 

A visual inspection of the engine by responding FAA inspectors did not locate an obvious source for the reported loss of oil. The airplane was retained for further examination. 

Zenith CH 701 XV STOL, N101XV, fatal accident occurred on September 7, 2026, near Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport (EOS/KEOS), Neosho, Missouri

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N101XV

- History of Flight:
On September 7, 2026, at about 1340 local time, a privately-registered experimentally built Zenith CH 701 XV STOL, N101XV, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near the Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport (EOS/KEOS), Neosho, Missouri

Flight-tracking data shows that the airplane departed Neosho on September 4 0806 LT on a flight to Harrison, Arkansas. The airplane landed at around 0904. at 1516, the airplane departed on a return trip and landed at 1558.

The accident flight was not captured on tracking sites.

The FAA reported that the airplane crashed in a field approx 1/2 mile southeast of EOS (36.8026168,-94.3834363) under unknown circumstances.

The pilot, aged 72, held a private pilot certificate (last issued/updated 4/11/2011) with an airplane single engine land rating and an instrument rating. The pilot also held a repairman/LSA certificate that was last issued/updated on 1/30/2026. His FAA BasicMed Course was dated 6/5/2025.

The accident aircraft, serial number 001, was manufactured in 2008. It was powered by a Rotax 912UlS engine and equipped with a PegaStol wing.

The airplane was listed for sale and was sold around May 2025.

Figure: Sale listing

Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport is a non-towered public airport located 3 miles south of Nesho, Missouri. The airport field elevation is 1254.6 ft. The airport features a single asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat runway 1/19 that is 5001 x 100 ft.

- Weather:

The nearest weather station reported the following conditions at 1335: Winds 180 at 8 knots (Direction is variable between 130 and 280), 10 miles visibility, no clouds under 12,000 ft (CLR), temperature 35 °C, dewpoint 20 °C, and an altimeter setting of 30.01 inches of mercury. The calculated density altitude was 3912 ft (for KHFJ, not KEOS)

METAR KHFJ 071815Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM CLR 34/19 A3002 RMK AO2=

METAR KHFJ 071835Z AUTO 18008KT 130V280 10SM CLR 35/20 A3001 RMK AO2= <<<

METAR KHFJ 071855Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 35/19 A3001 RMK AO2=

Cessna 152, N5447L, accident occurred on September 4, 2026, at McClellan-Palomar Airport (CRQ/KCRQ), Carlsbad, California

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N5447L

- History of Flight:
On September 4, 2026, at about 1201 local time, a Cessna 152, N5447L, registered to Pinnacle Aviation Services Inc, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at McClellan-Palomar Airport (CRQ/KCRQ), Carlsbad, California. The pilot was not injured. The flight originated from San Bernardino International Airport (SBD/KSBD), San Bernardino, California, at 1150.

The FAA reported that the airplane with a solo student pilot was returning from a cross-country flight and upon landing on runway 24, it porpoised and landed hard on the runway. A post flight inspection for a propeller strike revealed substantial damage to the lower engine truss. The NTSB is investigating the event as an accident.

Diamond DA40 NG Star, N686MF, accident occurred on September 4, 2026, at Leesburg International Airport (LEE/KLEE), Leesburg, Florida

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N686MF

- History of Flight:
On September 4, 2026, at about 0810 local time, a Diamond DA40 NG Star, N686MF, registered to Diamond Aircraft Sales USA Inc and being operated by MyFlight, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at Leesburg International Airport (LEE/KLEE), Leesburg, Florida. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The local flight originated at 0753.

The FAA reported that the airplane experienced a hard landing on runway 13 and veered off the right side of the runway into the grass. It came to rest ~200 feet southwest with damage to the nose gear. The NTSB is investigating.

Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP, N172FR, accident occurred on September 5, 2026, at Lawrence Regional Airport (LWC/KLWC), Lawrence, Kansas

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

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- History of Flight:
On September 5, 2026, at about 1754 local time, a Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP, N172FR, registered to Hetrick Air Services Inc, sustained substantial damage following a porpoised hard landing on runway 15 at Lawrence Regional Airport (LWC/KLWC), Lawrence, Kansas. The pilot was not injured. The local flight originated at 1455.

The FAA reported that the landing resulted in a propeller strike with damage to the engine and firewall.