North American AT-6D N29678

Summary

On 13 April 2026 at about 19:36 local time, a North American AT-6D registered N29678, operated by Osprey Aircraft LLC, was involved in an accident near Bronson, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

13 April 2026 at 19:36

Classification

Accident

Location

Bronson, Florida, United States

Coordinates

29.3769, -82.5834

Aircraft

North American AT-6D

Registration

N29678

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Osprey Aircraft LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Williston → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA26FA166

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On April 13, 2026, about 1536 eastern daylight time, a North American AT-6D, N29678, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Bronson, Florida. The two pilots were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The accident pilot was undergoing a formation flight “check-out” at the time of the accident. The accident airplane was the second airplane in a two-airplane formation flight. The flight departed Williston Regional Airport (X60), Williston, Florida, about 1510 and proceeded northwest at an altitude of about 3,000 ft msl. The pilot of the lead airplane reported that both airplanes completed a formation sequence and then began their return flight to X60, with the accident airplane in “extended trail formation,” about 1/2-mile behind the lead airplane. As the formation descended through about 2,700 ft msl, on a southerly heading, the lead airplane performed two 180° direction changes, then completed two circles that terminated in a 30° climb and a 30° bank attitude. The lead pilot observed the accident airplane in a nose high attitude as it banked right. The lead pilot then diverted his attention momentarily to clear his turn, then subsequently observed the accident airplane in a steep, 80° nose-down decent. As the accident airplane continued to descend below approximately 1,000 ft msl, it rolled right about 3-1/2 times. The lead pilot reported that the accident airplane appeared to be recovering from the decent just before it impacted terrain, which was followed by a postimpact fire. Examination of the accident site revealed that the wreckage was highly fragmented. All major components of the airplane were accounted for at the accident site. The airplane’s engine, wings, and horizontal stabilizers were impact separated and located in the debris field. Flight control continuity was confirmed to all flight control surfaces through control cables that were fractured consistent with overload separations. The wreckage was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.