Bearhawk Patrol N240BP accident near Cottage Grove, Oregon, September 27, 2026
Bearhawk Patrol, registration N240BP, was involved in an accident near Cottage Grove, Oregon on September 27, 2026. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case WPR26LA358 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 2 minutes of the flight after departing the Creswell/Hobby Fld area (K77S), reaching a maximum of 2,450 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:03 UTC, at 1,975 ft and 77 knots, descending at 1,856 feet per minute, about 12 km from Creswell/Hobby Fld (K77S).
The nearest weather report, from K77S (12 km away), showed wind variable° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
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
- September 27, 2026
- Location
- Cottage Grove, Oregon
- Aircraft
- Bearhawk Patrol
- Registration
- N240BP
- Injuries
- Serious (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR26LA358 (In work)
- Departure area
- Creswell/Hobby Fld (K77S)
- Nearest airport
- Creswell/Hobby Fld (K77S)
- Recorded flight
- 2 min, max 2,450 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:03 UTC, 1,975 ft, 77 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR26LA358; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.