# NTSB ERA26FA253: Bellanca 14-19-2, N9846B, Goldsby, OK, June 29, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report - Date: June 29, 2026, 10:55 local (15:55 UTC) - Place: Goldsby, OK - Coordinates: 35.100634, -97.468282 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1006&lon=-97.4683&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) - 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): 203271 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26FA253 - NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203271/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA253 ## Preliminary report On June 29, 2026, at about 1055 central daylight time, a Bellanca 14-19-2, N9846B, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident in Goldsby, Oklahoma. The two pilots were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was co-owned by the pilots and had undergone maintenance at Paradise Air Haven Airport (39OK), Goldsby, Oklahoma. According to the owner of the maintenance facility, the two pilots arrived about 0900 to take delivery of the airplane from maintenance and relocate it to Wisconsin. During their preflight inspection, all of the fuel tanks were topped-off, which brought the airplane’s total fuel quantity to an estimated 88 gallons. The fuel tanks were sumped and the fuel was free of contaminants. The pilots then loaded luggage, bags containing manuals and maintenance records, and other items into the airplane. At 1040, both pilots entered the airplane; they performed a flight control check, started the engine and then back-taxied to the beginning of runway 17. Recorded videos showed that the airplane began its takeoff roll into a headwind, lifted off after about 1,200 ft and began a slow climb on a heading of about 170°. About 30-40 seconds later, the airplane appeared to level-off and turn left, which was followed immediately by a rapid descent as it disappeared behind the trees. The airplane impacted a grass field on a heading of 056° magnetic, parallel to a tree line with the landing gear retracted. The initial ground scar consisted of a propeller strike, and one propeller blade was separated. The right wing struck the base of a tree and the right auxiliary fuel tank was breached. The engine sustained impact damage from a tree at the No. 2 cylinder, which was separated from its mounts. The airplane’s left horizontal stabilizer also contained damage consistent with a tree strike and it came to rest against a tree at the edge of a dry creek bed. The airplane was destroyed by a postimpact fire. The wreckage was retained for further examination. ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Bellanca 14-19-2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=3080104), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9846B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9846B), registered now, S/N 4098, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-19-2 - Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-2) (registry code 3080104) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 4098 - Year built: 1958 - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 39OK, Goldsby, OK - Destination: 7WI5, Brooklyn, WI - Airport: 39OK, Paradise Air Haven, runway 17, 4,000 × 150 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 23 knots, gusting 27 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 29.89 inHg - Observed at: KOUN, 6 nm away - METAR: KOUN 291545Z 17023G27KT 10SM SCT031 30/22 A2989 ## 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 20260629007269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260629007269A), Jun 29, 2026: Bellanca 14-19-2, Washington, OK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On 29 June 2026, at approximately 1200 local time, a 1958 Bellanca 14-19-2 crashed shortly after takeoff from paradise air haven airport. Both occupants… ## Other investigations on N9846B (2) 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 OAK76DVG88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG88), Jun 28, 1976: Bellanca 14-19 (N9846B), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage - [NTSB OAK68D0018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0018), May 30, 1967: Bellanca 14-192 (N9846B), Auberry, CA, substantial damage 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. 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