# Accident 19730710019239A: Doug B26B, Idaho Falls, ID, July 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1973
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 43.4896° N, 112.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idaho Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4896&lon=-112.0353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5426E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5426E-1977-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas B-26B (registry code 3020514, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-b-26b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG B26B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74FYA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730710019239A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RING COWLING SEPD FRM ENG PRIOR TO LFTOFF.ENG 1600RPM,PLT SHUT ENG DOWN.BOMB DOORS OPEN.DA 7920FT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA74FYA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYA03), Jul 10, 1973: Douglas B-26B (N5426E), Idaho Falls, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5426E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760716041939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760716041939A), Jul 16, 1976: Doug B26B (N5426E), Grand Valley, CO, Damage unknown. Aircraft flew into mountain slope while turning to final approach for slurry drop

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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