THE DTSB
Pending. In-flight breakup. Accident Pilot was certified Repairman Experimental Aircraft Builder. The in flight structural failure not associate with weather or maneuvering.
U-FITAQP: 24) IN FLIGHT BREAKUP
Comp Air CA6-WB | N82BT
- DTSB analysis published
Key facts
- DateJune 20, 2026
- Local time8:45 AM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightInitial Climb
- People on board2
- Fatalities2
Accident Location
- City, State
- Nicholasville, Kentucky
- Latitude
- 37.91975
- Longitude
- -84.595758
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N82BT
- Make
- Comp Air
- Model
- CA6-WB
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- Yes
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Tonner, Brian Paul
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Certification
- Private Pilot
- IFR rating
- Yes
- Medical
- Basic Med
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Initial Climb
- Pilot error
- No
- Pilot incapacitation
- No
- People on board
- 2
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Passenger fatalities
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 2
- NTSB travel
- Yes
- AQP category
- 24) IN FLIGHT BREAKUP →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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