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Beechcraft A35 | N577B

Beeville, Texas

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Key facts

  • DateOctober 7, 2025
  • Local time12:25 PM
  • LightDay
  • WeatherVMC
  • Phase of flightInitial Climb
  • People on board1
  • Fatalities1
  • AirportKBEA

Accident Location

City, State
Beeville, Texas
Latitude
28.313611
Longitude
-97.708611
Airport ID
KBEA

Aircraft Info

N Number
N577B
Make
Beechcraft
Model
A35
Category / Class
Aircraft Single Engine Land
Amateur Built
No

Pilot Info

Pilot in command
Kruger, Hendrik Jacobus
Gender
Male
Age
44
Certification
Private Pilot
IFR rating
Unknown
Medical
3rd Class Medical
Flight school
No
Instructional flight
No

Analysis

Weather
VMC
Time of day
Day
Phase of flight
Initial Climb
Pilot error
Yes
Pilot incapacitation
No
People on board
1
PIC fatality
1
Total fatalities
1
NTSB travel
Unknown

Probable Cause

THE DTSB

Pending. Some kind of event occurred after takeoff, requiring both a return to the departure airport and then an off field landing. The crash landing path was long and high energy, which indicated a high airspeed and rate of descent at touchdown in a field covered in small trees. The high G impact crushed the cockpit in what could have been a much slower survivable off field landing.

NTSB

None yet (final report not yet published).

Recommendation

THE DTSB

Pending.

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