# Accident 19930627020509A: Doug B26B, Kankakee, IL, June 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1993, 12:40 local time
- Place: Kankakee, IL
- Airport: Greater Kankakee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1109° N, 87.8601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1109&lon=-87.8601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8036E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8036E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas B-26B (registry code 3020514, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-b-26b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG B26B
- Reported engine: PWA R280027
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 146 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93DEE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DEE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930627020509A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTING AIR SHOW LOST RIGHT ENGINE. RIGHT WING HIT. CARTWHEELED. ENGINE THREW A ROD. FEATHERING PUMP INOPERATIVE.

## 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 CHI93DEE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DEE02), Jun 27, 1993: Douglas B-26B (N8036E), Kankakee, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the piston assembly in the number ten cylinder of the right engine. A factor associated with the accident was the inoperative propeller feathering system for the right engine.

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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