Beechcraft 300 Super King Air, N531AW, incident occurred on May 13, 2026, at Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ/KABQ), Albuquerque, New Mexico

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- History of Flight:
On May 13, 2026, at about 2142 local time, a Beechcraft 300 Super King Air, N531AW, registered to CSI135 Division LLC and being operated on a Part 135 on-demand flight, sustained minor damage when it struck a runway light on takeoff from runway 26 at Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ/KABQ), Albuquerque, New Mexico. The crew aborted the takeoff and taxied back to the ramp. The two pilots were not injured.

ADS-B data shows that the airplane entered the runway via taxiway E7 and was attempting a midfield departure. It accelerated to about 89 knots groundspeed before aborting the attempt. The winds was reported from 230° at 19 knots, gusting 24 knots.

Figure 1: ADS-B track

Figure 2: ADS-B data of taxi to runway and start of aborted takeoff.

- Weather:

METAR KABQ 140252Z 24012G17KT 10SM BKN120 OVC200 26/01 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP120 VIRGA ALQDS T02560011 53010 $

METAR KABQ 140352Z 23019G24KT 10SM BKN110 BKN180 26/01 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP122 VIRGA ALQDS T02560011 $