Beech 58P accident near Williston, Florida, October 5, 2025
On October 5, 2025 at about 8:10 pm local time, a 1976 Beech 58P, registered N121GJ, was destroyed in an accident during landing near Williston, Florida (Williston Rgnl airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 3 people were killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 5, 2025 · about 8:10 pm local time
- Place
- Williston, Florida · Williston Rgnl · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 3 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 58P, built 1976 · all 58Ps on the register
- Registration
- N121GJ · registry record · serial TJ-62
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On October 5, 2025, at 1610 eastern daylight time, a Beech 58P airplane, N121GJ, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Williston, Florida. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to people familiar with the flight, the pilot intended to fly the two passengers back to Florida after their hunting trip in Kentucky. The airplane departed Lebanon Springfield Airport (6I2), Springfield, Kentucky, about 1318 and climbed to about 17,000 ft mean sea level. The pilot was receiving radar services from air traffic control (ATC) and was operating under visual flight rules. About 50 miles northwest of the intended destination, Williston Regional Airport (X60), Williston, Florida, the airplane began to descend. About 10 miles northwest of X60 the airplane was level about 1,300 ft msl and 180 kts ground speed, when ATC terminated radar services and transferred communications to the X60 common traffic advisory frequency. About 4 miles northwest of X60, the airplane turned right, and the ground speed increased from 158 kts to 168 kts. In the final 18 seconds of the flight the airplane made a steep descent about 4,000 ft per minute. A pilot witness who was flying about one mile to the west, observed the accident airplane in a steep descent with a 90° bank angle before it impacted the ground and exploded. The airplane impacted a peanut field on a 200° heading, and the debris field extended about 765 ft. The main wreckage came to rest 1.76 nm northwest of the approach end of runway 5 at X60. The airplane was highly fragmented and exhibited thermal damage in many areas. The initial impact area contained pieces of the right wing tip. The debris field contained all major components of the airplane. The fuselage was mostly consumed by the post-impact fire and the empennage remained relatively intact with minimal fire damage. The landing gear and flaps were both found retracted. The left and right engines were separated from the airplane and sustained impact damage. The propeller blades from each engine were all separated from their respective propeller hubs and found in the debris field. The airplane was equipped with multiple avionics devices with recording capability, which were sent to the NTSB Vehicle Recorder Laboratory for data extraction. The airplane was retained for further examination.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Unknown or undetermined during landing defining event
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: 6I2 Springfield KY at 5:19 pm
- Destination: X60 Williston FL
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 05
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 080° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,300 ft; scat at 2,400 ft
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observation at 4:15 pm from X60, 1 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR KX60 052015Z AUTO 08008KT 040V130 10SM VCTS SCT024 BKN033 BKN055 28/23 A3001 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N NE AND SW T02840227=
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN26FA005.