Socata TBM 700 accident near Crockett, Texas, February 5, 2026
On February 5, 2026 at about 6:41 pm local time, a 2008 Socata TBM 700, registered N313BP, was destroyed in an accident during approach (VFR go-around) near Crockett, Texas (Houston County Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around that resulted in a collision with terrain.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 5, 2026 · about 6:41 pm local time
- Place
- Crockett, Texas · Houston County Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Socata TBM 700, built 2008 · all TBM 700s on the register
- Registration
- N313BP · registry record · serial 434
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot stated that he performed a visual approach and landing at the destination airport with wing flaps fully extended. As the airplane crossed the runway threshold and with the airplane in ground effect, he reduced engine power to idle. When the airplane was about to touch down, it ballooned upward about 20 to 30 ft, and the pilot then initiated a go-around using full engine power with the landing gear extended and without reducing the flap setting. During the go-around, the stall warning sounded as the airplane drifted left and away from the runway. The airplane impacted the ground and was destroyed by post-crash fire. The pilot stated there was no mechanical malfunction/failure of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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
- Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during approach (VFR go-around) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › (general) › Not attained/maintained
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 796 hours in all; 153 in this make and model; 12 in the last 90 days; 2 in the last 30 days; 673 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: March 21, 2025
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: minor injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,529 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 1, 2025
- Maximum gross weight: 7,430 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-66D (turboprop); 1,529 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: TME Houston TX at 6:10 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 2, 4,000 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 6 knots
- Visibility: 9.2 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 63°F (17°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.32 inHg
- Observation at 12:35 pm from DKR
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
3 documents, released by the NTSB on March 19, 2026. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 8 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Pilot Statement | PDF, 4 pages | View Download |
| 3 | Photos | PDF, 2 pages · our copy | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
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 CEN26LA112.