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NTSB Investigating Beech C90 Accident Near Guymon, Oklahoma

The accident record lists substantial damage and no fatalities in the February 14, 2026 event; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 10:55 a.m. ET

The National Transportation Safety Board has an open investigation into an accident involving a near Guymon, Oklahoma, on February 14, 2026, at about 1:34 a.m. local time, according to the accident record. The event is still developing and few details have been released. The accident record lists the aircraft as having sustained substantial damage, gives the souls on board as 0 and the fatalities as 0, and classifies the flight as a Part 135 commuter or on-demand operation. The operator is listed as . The cause has not been determined; the investigation is open. Aircraft registry records identify the aircraft as , a Beech C90A twin-engine turboprop landplane, serial number LJ1244, powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A engines and registered in the United States. The registry lists the registered owner as Westside Gas Inc; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight. No verifiable information about an aviation-related organisation of that name near Guymon could be established from publicly available sources; web searches returned only unrelated, similarly named businesses, none of which could be confirmed as this entity. Weather observations recorded at Guymon Municipal Airport (KGUY), 1.5 miles away and 19 minutes from the reported time of the accident, show wind from 130 degrees at 4 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, an overcast ceiling at 6,000 feet, light rain and mist, and a temperature of 47°F. These are instrument readings and are not a stated cause of anything. Geographic reference data places Guymon in Texas County, Oklahoma, at a terrain elevation of 3,130 feet, 1.5 miles east of Guymon Municipal Airport. For the type, the NTSB database — which begins in 2008 — contains 6 other cases involving the Beech C90A, of which 1 involved a fatality. That count is a matter of record and says nothing about the cause of this accident.

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Registration: N247MD
Type: Beech C90A — twin-engine turboprop landplane
Engines: P&W CANADA PT6A-135A
Registered owner: Westside Gas IncThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation: 3,130 ft
Nearest aerodrome: 1.5 miles E of Guymon Municipal Airport (KGUY/GUY)

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