# Accident 19940417007849A: Mrchti SF260, Watson, AR, April 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1994, 18:50 local time
- Place: Watson, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8909° N, 91.2499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8909&lon=-91.2499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14FD-1997-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti SF260 (registry code 8121208, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-sf260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI SF260
- Reported engine: LYC O540G2A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940417007849A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT OF TWO AIR DEMO COMBAT AIRCRAFT FLYING UNDER RAILROAD TRESTLE, ONE COLLIDED WITH WIRES. CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 FTW94FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA123), Apr 17, 1994: SIAI-Marchetti F.260C (N14FD), Watson, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM WIRES DURING LOW LEVEL FLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN A SEVERED AILERON CABLE. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE DURING…

## Other reports on N14FD (1)

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

- [Incident 19900320012169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900320012169I), Mar 20, 1990: Mrchti SF260 (N14FD), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Unable to extend left landing gear. Landed with the left gear retracted.

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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