Lead Pilot Reported That The Accident Airplane Appeared To Be Recovering From The Descent Just Before It Impacted Terrain On April 13, 2026, about 1536 eastern daylight time, a North American AT-6D, N29678, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Bronson, Florida. The two pilots were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The accident pilot was undergoing a formation flight “check-out” at the time of the accident. The accident airplane was the second airplane in a two-airplane formation flight. The flight departed Williston Regional Airport (X60), Williston, Florida, about 1510 and proceeded northwest at an altitude of about 3,000 ft msl.
