NTSB CAROL · ERA26FA239
BLESSING RV-3A · N696DB
Lakeland, FL · Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:55:00 UTC
Onboard
1
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Survived
0
Status: In work · Last updated: 3d ago · View docket on data.ntsb.gov →
NTSB record
The agency's structured fields, exactly as published in CAROL. Preliminary records contain location, aircraft, and the defining sequence of events. Probable-cause analysis lands months later with the factual report.
Aircraft
General aviation
- Make · Model
- BLESSING RV-3A
- Registration
- N696DB
- Regulation
- Part 91 · General aviation
- Operation type
- Personal
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise · System/Component Failure (Non-Powerplant)
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
What outlets are reporting · 3 facts from 2/2 relevant headlines
Deterministically extracted from news headlines. Each fact is the literal phrasing the press used; the outlet count shows how many ran the same line. No AI inference, no rewrite — click an outlet to read the original. Headlines must mention this event's location, tail, or aircraft to be included.
- Site
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- On / near water 1 outlet
- Mountainous terrain 1 outlet
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- Investigation
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- FAA investigating 1 outlet
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Extraction is rule-based and conservative — it surfaces what headlines literally say. Headlines that didn't mention this event's location, aircraft, or tail are excluded to keep facts attributable. The full press timeline below is unfiltered.
Press timeline · 2 headlines
Same-day coverage from Google News, queried on tail number, location, and aircraft type. Click through to the original outlet — we don't mirror or rehost.
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Tue, 16 Jun 2026 · DailyRidge.com
Authorities Confirm Fatality In Aircraft Crash Near Lakeland – FAA Investigation Expected - DailyRidge.com -
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 · WSMV
Airline extends Nashville flight schedule through summer 2026 with service to Florida, New York and more - WSMV
Refreshed 3d ago. Headlines via Google News RSS.
Queries used: "N696DB" crash"Lakeland, FL" "plane crash" 2026.
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