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Two killed in Comp Air CA6-WB crash near Nicholasville, Kentucky

An accident record lists the single-engine aircraft as destroyed and the NTSB investigation as open; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 11:28 a.m. ET
people were killed when a single-engine aircraft crashed near Nicholasville, Kentucky, on June 20, 2026, at about local time, according to the accident record. The investigation is open and the account remains developing. The accident record identifies the aircraft as a , registration , and lists it as destroyed. It records people on board and fatalities, and classifies the flight as a Part 91 general aviation flight. The National Transportation Safety Board is listed as the investigating body. The cause has not been determined. Aircraft registry records list as a single-engine piston landplane, type Tonner Brian P CA6-WB, serial number 97153, with a Continental Motors IO-520 series engine, first flown on January 1, 2004, making it 22 years old at the time of the crash. The registry lists the registered owner as Tonner Brian P; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight. Geographic reference data places Nicholasville in Jessamine County, Kentucky, at a settlement elevation of 955 feet, about .1 miles ENE of Lucas Field (79KY), 4.9 miles WNW of Big Sky Adventures Airport and 9.1 miles WSW of Forest Hill Airport – Silo Field. Weather observations recorded at Blue Grass Airport (KLEX), 10.8 miles away and eight minutes from the reported time, showed wind from 270 degrees at 6 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear skies and a temperature of 79°F. Those are instrument readings at a nearby field and are not a stated factor in the accident. 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 Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.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
N82BT
Type
Tonner Brian P CA6-WB — single-engine piston landplane
Engines
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
Built
2004-01-01 (22 years old)
Registered owner
Tonner Brian PThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
955 ft
Nearest aerodrome
2.1 miles ENE of Lucas Field (79KY)

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 15:28current

    Clarified that the elevation figure is for the settlement rather than the accident site and that the weather reading was taken at a nearby field; minor wording tightened.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 15:32

    First published.

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