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Two killed in small plane crash near Bogalusa, Louisiana; cause undetermined

The Washington Parish Sheriff's Office identified those killed as a married couple from Seguin, Texas, as the NTSB said the airplane impacted terrain under unknown circumstances shortly after takeoff.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 6, 2026, 3:00 p.m. ETUpdated Aug 8, 2026, 2:33 a.m. ET
people were killed when a small airplane crashed near George R. Carr Memorial Airfield outside , , according to reporting by WLOX, FOX 8, KPLC, KALB, WDAM, KSLA, WDSU, WBRZ, NOLA.com, Seguin Today and Yahoo News. The aircraft was a , according to WLOX, FOX 8, KPLC, KALB, WDAM and KSLA, and a "" according to Seguin Today, while WDSU and Yahoo News described it as a . WLOX, FOX 8, KPLC, KALB, WDAM, KSLA, WBRZ, NOLA.com and Seguin Today dated the crash to August 6, 2026; WDSU and Yahoo News gave the date as August 6, 2025. The crash occurred at according to WLOX, FOX 8, KPLC, KALB, WDAM, KSLA, WDSU, WBRZ and Seguin Today, according to NOLA.com, and according to Yahoo News. The situation is developing. The airfield is in Washington Parish, near the –Mississippi state lines; NOLA.com described it as a city-owned airport at 401 Walker Street with a runway more than 5,000 feet long. The airplane came down in a wooded area near the airfield and firefighters extinguished the flames, the outlets reported; Seguin Today reported that firefighters had to cut through a locked gate to reach the site. WBRZ, NOLA.com and Yahoo News reported people were aboard. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, per the Washington Parish Sheriff's Office, which identified them as William "Bill" Day, 68, and his wife, Tommie Day, 69, both of Seguin, Texas; the identities were not immediately known in earlier reporting, which said they would be released after next of kin were notified. The Sheriff's Office said small aircraft frequently stop at the airport for fuel, and the public was asked to avoid the area while investigators and emergency personnel worked. Airport management declined to comment, NOLA.com reported. The cause has not been determined. The NTSB said preliminary information is that the plane impacted terrain under unknown circumstances shortly after from George R Carr Memorial Airfield, and that it does not determine or speculate about cause during the on-scene phase, according to WLOX, FOX 8, KPLC, KALB, WDAM, KSLA and WDSU. Accounts of the shape of the investigation differ: those outlets described the NTSB on-scene response; Seguin Today reported that the National Transportation Safety Board has taken over the investigation and will work to determine what caused the aircraft to go down; Yahoo News reported that the FAA and the NTSB will investigate, with the NTSB leading; and WBRZ and NOLA.com reported that the Washington Parish Sheriff's Office said the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause. WLOX and FOX 8 reported that an NTSB investigator was en route, expected at the scene the following morning, and that the aircraft would be recovered to a secure facility. WDSU reported that a preliminary FAA report on the crash was expected by Friday, August 7, 2026. The NTSB asked witnesses or anyone with surveillance video to contact witness@ntsb.gov. Weather observations recorded at George R Carr Memorial Air Field (KBXA), 1.8 miles away and 13 minutes from the reported time, showed calm wind, visibility of 10 statute miles, scattered cloud at ,300 feet and a temperature of 90°F. Those are instrument readings, not a statement by anyone, and say nothing about what happened. The aircraft's registration has not been given in the available reporting, and the airplane has not otherwise been identified.

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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.

Terrain elevation
102 ft
Nearest aerodrome
1.8 miles SSE of George R Carr Memorial Air Field (KBXA/BXA)

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Revision history

  1. Version 138 Aug 2026, 06:33current

    Resolved WDSU's "by Friday" deadline for the preliminary FAA report to the calendar date August 7, 2026.

  2. Version 128 Aug 2026, 06:28

    Added NOLA.com's reporting: its "just before 10:50 a.m." timing, the FAA cause investigation per the Sheriff's Office, airport description (city-owned, 401 Walker Street, runway over 5,000 feet) and that airport management declined to comment.

  3. Version 118 Aug 2026, 06:24

    Added WBRZ attribution for the date, time, two aboard and the sheriff's office statement that the FAA is investigating the cause, plus the request for the public to avoid the area.

  4. Version 108 Aug 2026, 02:18

    Added Seguin Today reporting: NTSB has taken over the investigation, firefighters cut through a locked gate, sheriff's note that small aircraft often stop for fuel, and its "Beech H35" and 10:48 a.m. figures.

  5. Version 98 Aug 2026, 00:22

    Added KSLA to the outlets supporting the aircraft type, date, time and NTSB preliminary statement, and noted the divergence between outlets on how the investigation was described.

  6. Version 87 Aug 2026, 14:47

    Corrected the weather observation to the reference reading (scattered cloud at 2,300 ft, 90°F, 13 minutes from the reported time) and noted the aircraft has not been identified by registration.

  7. Version 77 Aug 2026, 01:51

    Added WDAM to the outlets corroborating the aircraft type, date, time and NTSB preliminary statement.

  8. Version 67 Aug 2026, 01:37

    Added KALB as a corroborating source for the aircraft type, date, time and NTSB preliminary statement.

  9. Version 56 Aug 2026, 23:36

    Corrected weather reading (1,900 ft cloud, 88°F, 53 minutes from reported time), led with the better-supported Beech H-35 and August 6, 2026 details, added KPLC attribution and NTSB investigator arrival/aircraft recovery details.

  10. Version 46 Aug 2026, 22:22

    Added FOX 8 reporting to the aircraft-type, date, time and investigation attributions, and led with the better-supported 10:48 a.m. time.

  11. Version 36 Aug 2026, 21:40

    Added WLOX reporting: competing Beech H-35 type and August 6, 2026 date, NTSB investigator en route, and the NTSB witness email appeal.

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