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Accidents · NTSB GAA26WA178 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Cessna 208 accident near Jubasu, OF, April 27, 2026

On April 27, 2026 at about 9:45 am local time, a Cessna 208, registered N5YNOK, was destroyed in an accident near Jubasu, OF. It was flown under rules the NTSB did not record. 14 people were killed.

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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
April 27, 2026 · about 9:45 am local time
Place
Jubasu, OF, Sd
Type
Accident
Injuries
14 people were killed.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 208 · all 208s on the register
Registration
N5YNOK · no longer on the register
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Flight · rules the NTSB did not record

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Unknown or undetermined during unknown defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Not recorded

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Flig1
Passengers13

About this page

Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number GAA26WA178.