Socata TBM 700 N860CA

Summary

On 11 August 2025 at about 20:07 local time, a Socata TBM 700 registered N860CA, operated by Decagon Services INC, was involved in an accident near Kalispell, Montana, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 August 2025 at 20:07

Classification

Accident

Location

Kalispell, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Kalispell City Airport (S27)

Coordinates

48.1803, -114.3059

Aircraft

Socata TBM 700

Registration

N860CA

Category

Airplane

Year built

2011

Engines

1

Operator

Decagon Services INC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pullman → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA251

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s unstable approach to the runway, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude and impact with terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the airplane reported that the airplane was too high during approach to the airport, and he responded by reducing the engine power to idle. When the airplane was about 40 ft above the runway, the “airspeed” aural caution sounded, and the pilot added engine power; however, the airspeed continued to decay, and the “stall” aural warning sounded. The airplane subsequently rolled left, impacted terrain alongside the left side of the runway, caught fire, and slid into the airport apron. The pilot and passengers were able to exit the airplane through the main cabin door before the airplane was destroyed by postaccident fire. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.