Beech F35 accident near Eagle Nest, NM
On July 6, 2025, a Beech F35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Eagle Nest, NM. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 6, 2025
- Place
- Eagle Nest, NM
- Aircraft
- Beech F35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.491°N, 105.136°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250709200490
NTSB summary
On July 6, 2025, about 1345 mountain daylight time, a Beech F35, N5009B, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Eagle Nest, New Mexico. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot lived in the town of Eagle Nest but worked in the Hobbs area of Southern New Mexico. His routine was to fly home in the airplane every three weeks, landing at Angel Fire airport (AXX), and on July 4th he made the trip home to celebrate the holiday. He had planned to return to Hobbs on July 6th, and because it was a Sunday and the Fixed Base Operator was closing early, he returned to refuel the airplane in the morning. He asked the lineman to refuel the airplane to capacity, and 28 gallons of fuel was added. The pilot returned to the airport just after noon with family members, and after loading the airplane, he departed about 1330. According to the pilot’s wife, when they arrived, the airport was surrounded to the north, east, and west by towering storm clouds, and the south was obscured by a wall of grey clouds. She became concerned that the weather would not be safe for flight, but the pilot stated that he was able to monitor it with his ForeFlight application and if it became dangerous, he would return to the airport. Witnesses stated that they observed the pilot perform work to the nose gear of the airplane prior to departure. The pilot’s wife stated that this was not unusual, because the nose gear strut had developed a leak, and he would often service it with air. She observed the takeoff
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
