Socata TBM 700 accident near Dartmouth, MA
On October 13, 2025, a Socata TBM 700 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dartmouth, MA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 13, 2025
- Place
- Dartmouth, MA
- Aircraft
- Socata TBM 700 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.658°N, 71.034°W
- NTSB ID
- 20251013201836
NTSB summary
On October 13, 2025, at about 0815 eastern daylight time, a Socata TBM 700C2, N111RF, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The private pilot and the passenger were fatally injured and an automobile driver received minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to preliminary air traffic control ADS-B and voice communication data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilot had filed an instrument flight rules flight plan from New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB), New Bedford, Massachusetts, to the Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW), Kenosha, Wisconsin. The airplane departed EWB at 0805, and shortly after departure, the pilot stated that he would be returning to the airport. The air traffic controller then instructed the pilot to enter a left downwind for runway 05, an instruction which the pilot confirmed. The controller then queried the pilot if he would need assistance upon landing, to which the pilot reported that he did not need assistance. The controller then cleared the pilot to land on runway 05. The controller next asked the pilot whether he could perform an approach to the airport and reported that the ceilings were around 1,000 ft, or if he would need radar vectors. The pilot responded that he would descend and that he “should be OK.” The controller acknowledged the pilot and cleared him again to land on runway 05. About one minute later, the controller provided the pilot with a low altitude alert and the altimeter setting that wa
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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.
