Beechcraft 65-A90-1 N918MR

Summary

On 16 January 2026 at about 23:58 local time, a Beechcraft 65-A90-1 registered N918MR, operated by Missionary Aviation Repair Center, was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 January 2026 at 23:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Merrill Field (MRI)

Coordinates

61.2151, -149.8525

Aircraft

Beechcraft 65-A90-1

Registration

N918MR

Category

Airplane

Year built

1970

Engines

2

Operator

Missionary Aviation Repair Center

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Soldotna → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC26LA010

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to attain proper flare during landing resulting in a hard landing short of the runway threshold. Contributing to the accident were gusting wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot maneuvered the airplane onto the final approach leg of the traffic pattern; he reduced the power to slow the airplane and encountered a significant downdraft or windshear. The airplane impacted the ground about 150 feet short of the runway threshold. The nose and left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing contacted a snow berm which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing and lower fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.