# Accident 19860404012729A: Israel 1124, Redwater, TX, April 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1986, 19:21 local time
- Place: Redwater, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3508° N, 94.2500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3508&lon=-94.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50SK-2014-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Israel Aircraft Industries 1124 (registry code 4500102, https://openairdocs.org/model/israel-aircraft-industries-1124) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ISRAEL 1124
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TFE7313
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 7,353 total, 657 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86MA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86MA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860404012729A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS FAILED IN OVERLOAD.

## 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 FTW86MA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86MA058), Apr 5, 1986: Israel Aircraft Industries 1124A (N50SK), Redwater, TX, destroyed, 7 fatal

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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