THE DTSB
Pending. Engine failure while enroute.
Bellanca Cruisemaster | N7NL
- DTSB analysis published
Key facts
- DateMay 16, 2026
- Local time12:20 PM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightEnroute
- People on board3
- Fatalities1
Accident Location
- City, State
- Forney, Texas
- Latitude
- 32.730842
- Longitude
- -96.396592
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N7NL
- Make
- Bellanca
- Model
- Cruisemaster
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
- Registry
- FAA Registry Inquiry For: N7NL →
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Beck, Nathaniel Young
- Gender
- Male
- Certification
- Commercial Pilot
- IFR rating
- Yes
- Medical
- 1st Class Medical
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Pilot error
- Yes
- Pilot incapacitation
- No
- People on board
- 3
- Passenger fatalities
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 1
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- 6) MISHANDLED ABN. →
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.
See the NTSB Recommendation Tracker →