Beechcraft F33A accident near Minneapolis, MN

On April 25, 2026, a Beechcraft F33A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Minneapolis, MN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

April 25, 2026

Place

Minneapolis, MN

Aircraft

Beechcraft F33A · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

45.067°N, 93.362°W

NTSB ID

20260425202884

NTSB summary

On April 25, 2026, about 1151 central daylight time, a Beechcraft F33A airplane, N8032X was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Minneapolis, Minnesota. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The day before the accident, the pilot flew the airplane from Park Rapids Municipal Airport-Konshok Field (PKD) Park Rapids, Minnesota, to Crystal Airport (MIC) Minneapolis, Minnesota. The pilot filled the airplane with 18.7 gallons of 100 LL aviation fuel after landing at MIC. According to the pilot’s son, the pilot and his passenger were flying back to PKD when the accident occurred. Air traffic control (ATC) cleared the pilot to depart runway 32 at MIC and climb out on runway heading. The pilot correctly read back the instructions, and the airplane departed runway 32. A recording of ATC communications revealed that, shortly after the airplane departed runway 32, the pilot said, “abort, abort, 32X.” Air traffic control told the pilot that he was cleared to land on any runway. Airport video surveillance captured the airplane turn left before it descended behind trees. Shortly after, a large plume of black smoke appeared from behind the tree line. The airplane impacted a park within a residential community about 900 ft northwest of the departure end of runway 32. A postimpact fire ensued. Four video cameras at and around the airport captured audio and video of the airplane. The first video camera mounted on the side of a hangar on the north side of MIC captured the ai

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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.