# Incident 19860501023829I: Doug A26BSHIELDS, Las Vegas, NV, May 1, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1986, 15:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N240P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N240P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas A-26B (registry code 3020504, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-a-26b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2000 series (registry code 52023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG A26BSHIELDS
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,100 total, 125 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860501023829I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE BACKFIRED AND LOST POWER AFTER LIFTOFF. RETURNED FOR A SAFE LANDING. FRONT ROW OF PISTONS IMMOVABLE.

## Other reports on N240P (1)

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

- [Accident 19900102002049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900102002049A), Jan 2, 1990: Doug A26BSHIELDS (N240P), Dc, No damage. Emergency landing due to smoke in cockpit.

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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