# Accident 19850317007419A: Doug A26BSHIELDS, Lawton, OK, March 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1985, 16:35 local time
- Place: Lawton, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6087° N, 98.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawton, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6087&lon=-98.3903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N142ER-1988-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas A-26B (registry code 3020504, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-a-26b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG A26BSHIELDS
- Reported engine: PWA R280079
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,395 total, 158 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850317007419A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN. OTHER ENGINE LOST POWER. POSSIBLE WATER IN FUEL. GEAR COLLAPSED IN DRAINAGE DITCH.

## 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 FTW85LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA151), Mar 17, 1985: Douglas A-26B (N142ER), Lawton, OK, destroyed

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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