Star Trek Beyond Trailer Breakdown: 35 Things You Need To See

27. A Good Captain Goes Down With His Ship

But not Kirk. He seemingly escapes in a pod as the Enterprise does down (so presumably the ship enters the atmosphere of the planet on purpose), somberly watching his ship break apart.

Given that the saucer section appears to be crashing into a mountain range as Kirk ejects, expect him to be one of the last to leave. So there's some honour in that at least.