# NTSB ERA26FA166: North American AT-6D, N29678, Bronson, FL, April 13, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Investigation open
- Date: April 13, 2026, 15:36 local (19:36 UTC)
- Place: Bronson, FL · Grassy field
- Coordinates: 29.376927, -82.583406 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3769&lon=-82.5834&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26FA166
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202814/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA166

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [North American AT-6D, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=6400416), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)
- [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [North American AT-6D, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=6400416), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29678](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29678), registered now, S/N 51999 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN AT-6D
- Registry model: [North American AT-6D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6d) (registry code 6400416) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 51999
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Osprey Aircraft LLC
- Registered owner: Osprey Aircraft LLC
- Departed: X60, Williston, FL
- Destination: Same as departure

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 30.24 inHg
- Turbulence: Unknown
- Observed at: KOCF, 22 nm away
- METAR: METAR KOCF 131951Z 00000KT 10SM SCT060 28/13 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP240 T02780133

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260413009789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260413009789A), Apr 13, 2026: North American AT-6D, Brunson, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. 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…

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.

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