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Two Killed in North American AT-6D Crash Near Bronson, Florida

The accident record lists two people on board and two fatalities; the National Transportation Safety Board investigation is open and the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 11:18 a.m. ET
people aboard a were killed when the aircraft crashed near Bronson, Florida, at about 7:36 p.m. local time on April 13, 2026, according to the accident record. The record lists souls on board and fatalities, and states that the aircraft was destroyed. This remains a developing matter and the account may change as the investigation proceeds. The accident record identifies the aircraft as registration and the flight as a Part 91 general aviation flight, with the operator listed as . The National Transportation Safety Board is listed as the investigating body. The cause has not been determined. Aircraft registry records list as a , a single-engine piston landplane, serial number 51999, registered in the United States. The registry lists the registered owner as Vintage Tailwheel LLC; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight. Registry-derived listings reviewed in web research also show Vintage Tailwheel LLC as the registered owner of a 2006 American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB, registration N127SA, with an owner address in Wilmington, Delaware; no company material, directory listing or regulator certificate record describing its operations could be located. That background says nothing about this accident. The NTSB database, which begins in 2008, contains six other cases involving the type, of which one involved a fatality. That count is a matter of record and says nothing about the cause of this accident. Geographic reference data places Bronson in Levy County, Florida, with a settlement elevation of 59 feet, and lists the town as 12 miles southwest of Peach Orchard Airport (FL66), 12 miles west-northwest of Williston Municipal Airport (KX60) and 14 miles east-southeast of Brookins Air Strip (73FD). That data locates the settlement and not the accident site. Weather observations recorded at Gainesville Regional Airport (KGNV), 27.9 miles away and 17 minutes from the reported time, showed wind from 100 degrees at 10 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear skies and a temperature of 75°F. The NTSB investigation remains open.

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Reference data

From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Registration
N29678
Type
North American AT-6D — single-engine piston landplane
Registered owner
Vintage Tailwheel LlcThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
59 ft
Nearest aerodrome
12 miles SW of Peach Orchard Airport (FL66)

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 15:18current

    Corrected the misstated bearing to Peach Orchard Airport, added the Brookins Air Strip reference and a note that the geographic data locates the settlement rather than the accident site.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 16:14

    First published.

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