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Two Killed in Bellanca 14-19-2 Crash Near Goldsby, Oklahoma

The accident record lists two people aboard and two fatalities; the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating and the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 10:11 a.m. ET
people were killed when a single-engine crashed near Goldsby, Oklahoma, on June 29, 2026, at about 3:55 p.m. local time, according to the accident record. The record lists people aboard and fatalities, and describes the aircraft as destroyed. This remains a developing matter and details may change. The accident record identifies the aircraft as and classifies the flight as a Part 91 general aviation flight. Aircraft registry records list as a United States-registered single-engine piston landplane. Geographic reference data places Goldsby in McClain County, Oklahoma, at a settlement terrain elevation of 1,158 feet, about 1.0 miles south-southwest of David Jay Perry Airport (K1K4) and .1 miles north of Paradise Air Haven Airport (39OK) and Dick's Airport (OK02). That reference locates the town, not the accident site. Weather observations recorded at KOUN, University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport, 7. miles away and 10 minutes from the reported time, show wind from 160 degrees at 16 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear skies and a temperature of 91°F. The observation is an instrument reading and is not a finding about what happened. The National Transportation Safety Board is listed as the investigating body. The cause has not been determined.

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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 Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.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
N9846B
Type
NORTHERN — single-engine piston landplane
Terrain elevation
1,158 ft
Nearest aerodrome
1.0 miles SSW of David Jay Perry Airport (K1K4)

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 14:11current

    Corrected the bearings between Goldsby and the nearby airports and clarified that the geographic reference locates the settlement, not the accident site.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 15:25

    First published.

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