THE DTSB
Pending.
Key facts
- DateJuly 26, 2025
- Local time10:40 PM
- LightNight
- WeatherIMC
- Phase of flightApproach
- People on board3
- Fatalities3
- AirportKMRY
Accident Location
- City, State
- Monterey, California
- Latitude
- 36.6333
- Longitude
- -121.9475
- Airport ID
- KMRY
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N8796R
- Make
- Beechcraft
- Model
- 95-B55
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Multi Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Vincent, James
- Gender
- Male
- Certification
- Private Pilot
- IFR rating
- No
- Medical
- 3rd Class Medical
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- IMC
- Time of day
- Night
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Pilot error
- Yes
- Pilot incapacitation
- No
- People on board
- 3
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Passenger fatalities
- 2
- Total fatalities
- 3
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- 2) SD-N →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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