Beechcraft 76 N1850N

Summary

On 1 March 2026 at about 00:57 local time, a Beechcraft 76 registered N1850N, operated by Snohomish Flying Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Snohomish, Washington, United States. 2 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

1 March 2026 at 00:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Snohomish, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Harvey Field (S43)

Coordinates

47.9049, -122.1027

Aircraft

Beechcraft 76

Registration

N1850N

Category

Airplane

Year built

1981

Engines

2

Operator

Snohomish Flying Service Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Snohomish → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR26LA112

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of a dual student who attempted a go-around using one engine which resulted in a loss of control and impact with the ground.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

At the conclusion of an uneventful multi-engine training flight, the pilot receiving instruction and flight instructor returned to the departure airport. They entered the traffic pattern with the intention of practicing a simulated single-engine inoperative approach to landing with the right engine simulated as inoperative. The pilot reported that after he extended the wing flaps on short final, he thought the airplane’s rate of descent was excessive. He applied corrective throttle inputs to the left engine, but at about 5 ft above the runway, decided to initiate a go-around by applying full power to the left engine only. The airplane turned aggressively to the right, and the flight instructor attempted to regain control of the airplane. However, the airplane continued to the right of the runway and impacted the adjacent grass covered surface before colliding with a hangar. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The flight instructor stated that although the airplane was slightly slow, he had determined that the landing was assured, so he was not expecting the pilot to perform a go-around. He briefed before landing that the pilot could use both engines during the landing rollout but did not explain that the pilot could use both engines for a go-around. The pilot and flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.