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One dead in Beechcraft B200GT crash near Sharp, Louisiana

The accident record lists one person on board and one fatality in the March 22, 2026 crash; the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating and the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 11:10 a.m. ET

One person was killed when a twin-engine turboprop crashed near Sharp, Louisiana, on March 22, 2026, at about 7:18 p.m. local time, according to the accident record. This is a developing story and details may change. The accident record lists one person on board and one fatality, and describes the aircraft as destroyed. It classifies the flight as a Part 91 general aviation flight and identifies the aircraft as . The National Transportation Safety Board is listed as the investigating body. The cause has not been determined, and no findings have been reported. Aircraft registry records list as a 2015 Beechcraft Corp B200GT, serial number BY-248, a twin-engine turboprop landplane powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-52 engines and registered in the United States, 11 years old at the time of the crash. The registry lists the registered owner as Sher Donald Trustee; that is the registered owner of record and not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight. Web research into the name found no company website, corporate filing, business directory listing or trade coverage describing it as an aviation business, and no indication it is an air carrier or certificated operator; FAA guidance notes the registry convention in which a person registering an aircraft in trust shows the title "trustee" after their name. Flightradar24 lists the aircraft as belonging to a private owner. This is background on the owner of record and says nothing about this accident. Geographic reference data places Sharp in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, at a settlement elevation of 52 feet, about 6.9 miles southeast of Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (KBTR), 9.2 miles south-southwest of Country Bend Airport (LS39) and 11 miles south of Clark Field (20LS). A weather observation recorded at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, 6.9 miles away and 25 minutes from the reported time of the accident, showed wind from 220 degrees at 12 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear skies and a temperature of 75°F. The observation is an instrument reading at a nearby field and is not a statement about what happened. The investigation remains open.

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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: N886DS
Type: Beechcraft Corp B200GT — twin-engine turboprop landplane
Engines: P&W CANADA PT6A-52
Built: 2015-01-01 (11 years old)
Registered owner: Sher Donald TrusteeThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation: 52 ft
Nearest aerodrome: 6.9 miles SE of Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (KBTR/BTR)

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Version 27 Aug 2026, 15:10current
Clarified that no findings have been reported and that the 52-foot elevation refers to the settlement, not the accident site; minor wording tightened.
Version 15 Aug 2026, 16:24
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