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Two Killed in Beech A36 Crash Near Murchison, Texas

An NTSB accident record lists two people on board and two fatalities in the February 11, 2026 crash; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 9:17 a.m. ET
people were killed when a single-engine aircraft crashed near Murchison, Texas, on February 11, 2026, at about 11:26 p.m. local time, according to the accident record. The event is developing, and details may change as the investigation proceeds. The accident record lists people on board and fatalities, and describes the aircraft as having sustained substantial damage. It classifies the flight as a Part 91 general aviation flight and identifies the aircraft as a registered . The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. The cause has not been determined. Aircraft registry records list as a single-engine piston landplane, serial number E-2915, with a Continental Motors IO-550 series engine, registered in the United States. The registry lists the registered owner as Aileron T LLC; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator of the flight, the pilot, or otherwise connected to it. Florida Division of Corporations filings show AILERON T..... LLC as an active Florida limited liability company filed on 24 June 2015 with a residential principal address in Orlando, and list Ron J. Timmermans as an authorized member and registered agent and Barbara J. Zimmer as an authorized member; AOPA and General Aviation News have described the business as the owner-managed entity of an independent flight instructor. No finding has been made connecting any of them to this accident, and no source describes the company as a certificated flight school, charter or commercial operator. Geographic reference data places Murchison in Henderson County, Texas, at a settlement elevation of 456 feet, 5.5 miles south-southwest of Red Star Airport (71XA), 5.7 miles west-northwest of Echo Lake Airport (TX40) and 9. miles north-northeast of Athens Municipal Airport (KF44). Weather observations recorded at Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (KTYR), 20.9 miles away and 27 minutes from the reported time of the accident, show wind from 100 degrees at 7 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear skies and a temperature of 55°F. Those are instrument readings at another field and are not a stated factor in the crash. For context of record, the NTSB database, which begins in 2008, contains 183 other cases involving the , of which 60 involved a fatality. That count is a record of past cases and says nothing about the cause of this accident.

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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
N3215U
Type
Beech A36 — single-engine piston landplane
Engines
CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
Registered owner
Aileron T LlcThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
456 ft
Nearest aerodrome
5.5 miles SSW of Red Star Airport (71XA)

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 13:17current

    Corrected the compass bearings between Murchison and the nearby aerodromes, added Echo Lake Airport and the LLC's filing date, and clarified that the weather readings were taken at another field.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 17:09

    First published.

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