Martin/General Dynamics WB-57F accident near Houston, Texas, January 27, 2026
On January 27, 2026 at about 5:20 pm local time, a 1963 Martin/General Dynamics WB-57F, registered N927NA, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Houston, Texas (Ellington airport). It was a public-use flight (federal) under public-use (government) rules. No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 27, 2026 · about 5:20 pm local time
- Place
- Houston, Texas · Ellington · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Martin/General Dynamics WB-57F, built 1963
- Registration
- N927NA · registry record · serial 63-13295
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Public-use flight (federal) · public-use (government) rules
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Landing gear not configured during landing defining event
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,324.1 hours
- Last inspection: type not recorded, July 7, 2025
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
The flight
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 17R/, 9,001 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 43°F (6°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.58 inHg
- Observation at 10:54 am from KEFD, 1 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR KEFD 271654Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/M02 A3058
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
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 docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site 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 DCA26LA104.