Beech C90 N501MS accident near Lancaster, Texas, April 28, 2025
Beech C90, registration N501MS, operated by Better Living Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Lancaster, Texas on April 28, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 2 people on board. Case CEN25LA176 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 167 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 21,100 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:36 UTC, at 850 ft and 87 knots, descending at 1,792 feet per minute, about 1 km from Lancaster Arpt (KLNC).
The nearest weather report, from KLNC (1 km away), showed wind 170° at 9 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 3,100 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Beech King Air C90 registered in United States (Mode S A63ECB).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- April 28, 2025
- Location
- Lancaster, Texas
- Aircraft
- Beech C90
- Registration
- N501MS
- Operator
- Better Living Aviation Inc
- Injuries
- Serious (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA176 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Lancaster Arpt (KLNC)
- Recorded flight
- 167 min, max 21,100 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:36 UTC, 850 ft, 87 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA176; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.