Beech A23-24 accident near Middlefield, Ohio, July 23, 2026
On July 23, 2026 at about 1:30 pm local time, a 1967 Beech A23-24, registered N3661Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Middlefield, Ohio (Geauga County airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
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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
- July 23, 2026 · about 1:30 pm local time
- Place
- Middlefield, Ohio · Geauga County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beech A23-24, built 1967 · all A23-24s on the register
- Registration
- N3661Q · registry record · serial MA-251
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- 550300 during descent
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,085.3 hours
- Last inspection: type not recorded, June 18, 2026; 6 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,550 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: 7G8 Middlefield OH at 12:45 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 29, 3,500 ft by 65 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scattered at 5,500 ft
- Temperature: 66°C, dew point 52°C
- Altimeter: 30.23 inHg
- Observation at 10:00 am from KPOV, 16 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR KPOV 231355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT055 19/11 A3023 RMK AO2 T01890111
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 2 |
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 ERA26LA279.