THE DTSB
Pending. Suspected medical incapacitation in flight followed by overspeed of airframe. The aircraft broke apart before reaching the ground.
C-FITAQP: 10a) MEDICAL INCAPACITATION
Beechcraft A36 | N5677X
- DTSB analysis published
Key facts
- DateJanuary 8, 2026
- Local time2:35 PM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightEnroute
- People on board1
- Fatalities1
Accident Location
- City, State
- Port Arthur, Texas
- Latitude
- 29.714444
- Longitude
- -94.000278
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N5677X
- Make
- Beechcraft
- Model
- A36
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Krielow, Carl Joseph
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 71
- Certification
- Private Pilot
- IFR rating
- Yes
- Medical
- 3rd Class Medical
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Pilot error
- No
- Pilot incapacitation
- Yes
- People on board
- 1
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 1
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- 10a) MEDICAL INCAPACITATION →
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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