Piper PA-36-300 accident near Henderson, NE
On June 12, 2026, a Piper PA-36-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Henderson, NE. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 12, 2026
- Place
- Henderson, NE
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-36-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.751°N, 97.856°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260612203167
NTSB summary
On June 11, 2026, at 2103 central daylight time, a Piper PA-36-300, N57846, was substantially damaged when it impacted a rotating beacon tower and terrain near Henderson, Nebraska. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 agricultural flight. According to the agricultural application operator, the pilot was performing a mosquito abatement aerial application flight at dusk. Review of security surveillance video footage from a camera located about 421 ft southeast of an unlit tower, showed that the airplane was flying from east to west and collided with the approximately 50 ft tall tower. At the time of the collision, the video showed the airplane was traveling toward the setting sun. Recorded Spidertrack data showed that the flight departed at 2052, with a total flight duration of 11 minutes. Preliminary ADS-B data indicated that the airplane was on a heading of about 268° magnetic at an altitude of 40 ft above ground level when the collision occurred. According to the United States Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department, at 2100 the position of the sun was 0.2° above the horizon, on an azimuth of 301.6° magnetic. The accident site was located in a bean field about 280 ft west of the unlit tower. The first identified point of contact with the ground was a series of ground scars located about 272 ft from the tower, on a heading of 275° magnetic. The airplane came to rest about 57 ft west of the initial point of terrain impact, on a heading of 090° magnetic. About 4 ft of the inboard right wing
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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.
