Private Jet Goes Off Runway in Oregon

Overrun puts HondaJet into bay at North Bend airport.

Meg Godlewski

Tuesday, April 08, 2025 at 05:00 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

Volato’s fleet now includes 24 HondaJets with more on the way. [Courtesy: Honda Aircraft Company]

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A private HondaJet overran the runway at Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (KOTH) in North Bend on Monday morning, coming to rest in the adjacent bay.
All five occupants, including the pilot and four passengers, sustained only minor injuries and were reported to be in stable condition.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the cause, and the aircraft was quickly removed from the water, allowing the main runway to reopen without significant impact on general aviation traffic.

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Authorities are trying to determine what caused a private jet to go off the runway and into the water at Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (KOTH) in North Bend on Monday.

According to the Coos County Airport District, at 6:12 a.m. PDT the HondaJet registered to Andy Leavitt Enterprises flew in from St. George, Utah, and was attempting to land on Runway 5/23 when it skidded off the east end of the runway and into the bay approximately 100 feet off the runway. The depth of the water is approximately 5 feet.