# Accident 19760716041939A: Doug B26B, Grand Valley, CO, July 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1976
- Place: Grand Valley, CO
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- 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: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76AD058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760716041939A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO MOUNTAIN SLOPE WHILE TURNING TO FINAL APPROACH FOR SLURRY DROP

## 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 DEN76AD058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD058), Jul 16, 1976: Douglas A-26B (N5426E), Grand Valley, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N5426E (1)

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

- [Accident 19730710019239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730710019239A), Jul 10, 1973: Doug B26B (N5426E), Idaho Falls, ID, Substantial damage. Ring cowling sepd frm eng prior to lftoff. Eng 1600RPM,plt shut eng down. Bomb doors open. Da 7920FT.

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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