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NTSB Opens Investigation Into Alaska Airlines Accident Near Hebron, Kentucky

An accident record lists an Airbus A330-343 operated by Alaska Airlines as substantially damaged near Hebron, Kentucky, on January 28, 2026; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 11:08 a.m. ET
This is a developing story and the details below may change. According to the accident record, an operated by was involved in an accident near Hebron, Kentucky, on January 28, 2026, at about 8:05 p.m. local time. The record lists the aircraft as having sustained substantial damage and classifies the flight as a Part 121 scheduled air carrier operation. The National Transportation Safety Board is listed as the investigating body. The accident record does not list injury counts, which is usual for a preliminary filing. No casualty figures are available in the material reviewed for this report. The cause has not been determined. The accident record gives the registration as . Aircraft registry records list that registration against a Beech S35 with a Continental IO-520-series engine, serial number D-7857, built in 1965 and 61 years old, registered in the United States. The discrepancy between the aircraft type in the accident record and the type in the registry entry is unresolved, and the record is unclear on which aircraft is described. Registry records list the registered owner as J Alpha Leasing LLC; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight. Web searches for that company name in the Hebron, Boone County, Kentucky area returned no company website, business-registry entry, regulator record or trade-press reference for the specific name, with results matching unrelated similarly named businesses; nothing further about the entity is reported here. For the type named in the registry entry, the NTSB database, which begins in 2008, contains 23 other cases involving the Beech S35, of which 7 involved a fatality. That count is a matter of record and says nothing about the cause of this accident. Weather observations recorded at Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (KCVG), 2.2 miles away and 13 minutes from the reported time, show wind from 250 degrees at 5 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear skies and a temperature of 14°F. Those are instrument readings and are not a stated factor in the event. Geographic reference data places Hebron in Boone County, Kentucky, at a settlement elevation of 873 feet. The NTSB investigation remains open.

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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
N5827K
Type
Beech S35
Engines
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
Built
1965-01-01 (61 years old)
Registered owner
J Alpha Leasing LlcThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
873 ft
Nearest aerodrome
2.2 miles WNW of Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (KCVG/CVG)

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 15:08current

    No new facts; sharpened the wording on the unresolved aircraft-type discrepancy and trimmed the geographic listing to what the facts did not already give.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 18:35

    First published.

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