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One Dead in Light Aircraft Accident Near O'Brien, Florida

The accident record lists one person aboard and one fatality; the National Transportation Safety Board investigation is open and the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 10:06 a.m. ET
One person was killed in the accident of a light aircraft near O'Brien, Florida, on April 16, 2026, at about 2:30 p.m. local time, according to the accident record. The investigation is open and details remain subject to change. The accident record lists one person aboard and one fatality, and states that the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The flight is classified in the record as a Part 91 general aviation flight. The National Transportation Safety Board is listed as the investigating body. The cause has not been determined. The accident record identifies the aircraft as a registered . Aircraft registry records list the same registration and type, a Rotax 912ULS series engine, serial number 060112006, a build date of January 1, 2007, and an age of 19 years. The registry lists the registered owner as Woodriff R L Dr; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight, and may not have been aboard. An FAA airmen registry directory listing for O'Brien, Florida shows a "Roger Lee Woodriff" holding a Flight Instructor certificate with a Sport rating, with a currency/expiry date of February 2017; it has not been confirmed that these records refer to the same person, and the listing is a possible match only, based on a shared surname, matching initials and the same town and ZIP code. Geographic reference data places O'Brien in Suwannee County, Florida, at a settlement elevation of 59 feet — not the elevation of the accident site — and 2.7 miles east-southeast of O'Brien Airpark East/West Airport (FD71), 4.2 miles south of Buckner Airport (8FD1) and 4.5 miles north-northwest of White Field Airport (US-0787). Weather observations recorded at Lake City Gateway Airport (KLCQ), 23.9 miles away and 25 minutes from the reported time of the accident, showed wind from 290 degrees at 5 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear skies and a temperature of 82°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 Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.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
N613SA
Type
Rajchl Vladimir AIRPLANE SWING 06
Engines
ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
Built
2007-01-01 (19 years old)
Registered owner
Woodriff R L DrThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
59 ft
Nearest aerodrome
2.7 miles ESE of O'Brien Airpark East/West Airport (FD71)

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 14:06current

    Corrected the bearings between O'Brien and the three nearby aerodromes to match the geographic reference data, and clarified that the 59-foot elevation is that of the settlement rather than the accident site.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 16:10

    First published.

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