# Accident 20260413009789A: North American AT-6D, Brunson, FL, April 13, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2026, 15:46 local time
- Place: Brunson, FL
- Airport: Williston Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3769° N, 82.5834° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3769&lon=-82.5834&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29678, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29678) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6D (registry code 6400416, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN AT-6D
- Reported engine: P & W R-1340-53
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260413009789A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS THE TRAILING AIRCRAFT IN A FORMATION FLIGHT CONDUCTING MANEUVERS FOR TRAINING.  ONE OF THE ACCIDENT PILOTS WAS RECEIVING A CHECK RIDE FROM THE SECOND ACCIDENT PILOT.  THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERING FROM A MANEUVER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN UNINTENTIONAL SPIN FROM WHICH IT DID NOT RECOVER.  THE LEAD AIRCRAFT PIC VISIBLY OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT PITCH NOSE HIGH, THEN ENTER INTO AN UNINTENTIONAL SPIN, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND CAUGHT FIRE AS THE AIRCRAFT BROKE APART IN A FIELD.  NO MAYDAY OR DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY WAS REPORTED OVER THE RADIO BY THE LEAD AIRCRAFT PILOT.  BOTH PILOTS ONBOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA26FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA166), Apr 13, 2026: North American AT-6D (N29678), Bronson, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N29678 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19831214072349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831214072349I), Dec 14, 1983: Namer AT6D (N29678), Harlingen, TX, Minor damage. Forgot the landing gear. Landed gear up.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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