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Two Killed in TBM 700 Accident Near Dartmouth, Massachusetts

An NTSB accident record lists two on board and two fatalities in the October 13 accident; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 10:57 a.m. ET
people aboard a were killed in an accident near Dartmouth, Massachusetts, on October 13, 2025, at about local time, according to the National Transportation Safety Board accident record. The record lists souls on board and fatalities, and states the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The investigation is open and this account is developing. The NTSB record identifies the aircraft as registration and classifies the flight as a Part 91 general aviation flight. Aircraft registry records list as a , a single-engine turboprop landplane with a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-series engine, serial number 259, registered in the United States. The registry lists the operator of record and registered owner as Meridian Aviation LLC; an owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight. Web research did not establish any documented aviation organisation of that name in or near Dartmouth, Bristol County, and the similarly named companies found in searches are not documented as the same entity. The cause has not been determined. NTSB records list three earlier cases associated with the same owner or operator name: ANC10LA074 involving N9815M, a Cessna U206G, at Homer, Alaska on August 19, 2010; ANC10FA029 involving N522HA, a Cessna 206, at Homer on March 23, 2010; and ANC10CA003 involving N7138Q, a Cessna U206F, at Homer on October 8, 2009. That history says nothing about the cause of this accident. The NTSB database, which begins in 2008, contains 30 other cases involving the , of which 13 involved a fatality — a count only, not a safety rate, and not evidence about what happened here. Geographic reference data places Dartmouth in Bristol County, Massachusetts, at a settlement elevation of 128 ft — not the elevation of the accident site — 3. miles southwest of New Bedford Regional Airport (KEWB) and 6.9 miles south-southwest of Westport Airport (3MA5). Weather observations recorded at New Bedford Regional Airport, 3. miles away and 22 minutes from the reported time, show wind from 50 degrees at 12 knots, visibility 1.5 statute miles, a broken ceiling at 800 ft, light rain and mist, and a temperature of 57°F. Those are instrument readings and are not a statement by anyone about cause. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.

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Reference data

From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Registration
N111RF
Type
Socata TBM 700 — single-engine turboprop landplane
Engines
P&W PT6A SER
Operator of record
Meridian Aviation
Registered owner
Meridian Aviation LlcThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
128 ft
Nearest aerodrome
3.2 miles SW of New Bedford Regional Airport (KEWB/EWB)

Sources

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 14:57current

    Corrected the garbled geography sentence (Dartmouth lies 3.2 miles SW of KEWB and 6.9 miles from Westport Airport) and clarified that 128 ft is the settlement's elevation, not the accident site's.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 20:05

    First published.

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