# Accident 20260620008119A: Tonner Brian P CA6-WB, Nicholasville, KY, June 20, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2026, 08:51 local time
- Place: Nicholasville, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9093° N, 84.6072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9093&lon=-84.6072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82BT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82BT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tonner Brian P CA6-WB (registry code 05613DO, https://openairdocs.org/model/tonner-brian-p-ca6-wb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TONNER BRIAN P CA6-WB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,048 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260620008119A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/20/2026 AT 0840 EASTERN TIME THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT SOUTHBOUND. THE PILOT CHECKED IN WITH DEPARTURE AND APPROACH CONTROL. THE LAST ATC CLEARANCE WAS TO MAINTAIN VFR AT 4500 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN LOSING ALTITUDE AND ATC CALLED OUT TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE LAST RADAR CONTACT WAS 8 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 ACRES. THE WINGS, HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS, AND RUDDER WERE SEPERATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THERE WERE IMPACT MARKINGS IN THE GROUND FROM THE ENGINE/PROPELLER, BOTH WINGS, AND THE FUSELAGE. THE FUSELAGE WAS LYING ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THE ENGINE/PROPELLER WERE SEPERATED FROM THE ENGINE MOUNT AND WAS LOCATED FORWARD OF THE FUSELAGE IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF THE GRASS AROUND THE WINGS EXPERIENCING BLIGHT FROM THE FUEL COMING OUT OF THE WINGS. THERE WERE TWO FATALITIES, WITH NO POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 WPR26FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA223), Jun 20, 2026: Comp Air CA6-WB (N82BT), Nicholasville, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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