Accident to the Socata TB21 registered N967WM on 05/02/2026 near Prescott (Arizona, United States)

Preliminary data based on the notification from the United States authorities:

Aircraft dropped off radar on final approach, 2.5 miles north of the airport. Wreckage located 2 miles north of the airport.

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General information
Local date	04/02/2026
Responsible entity	United States - NTSB
State or area of occurrence	United States
Location	Near Prescott AD
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	1
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2026-0049

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Small aeroplane
Operator	United States - Unknown
Manufacturer / Model	SOCATA - TB21
Aircraft Registration	N967WM
State of registry	United States
Last departure point	United States of America - KSNA (SNA) [SNA] Santa Ana, Ca/John Wayne Airport-orange County
Planned destination	United States of America - KPRC (PRC) [PRC] Prescott, Az/Ernest A. Love Field
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	967
Operator Type AG	Unknown
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Unknown

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