# Accident 19950823047639A: Doug C54GDC, Aubeery, CA, August 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Aubeery, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2742G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2742G-2005-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C54G-DC (registry code 3021534, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54g-dc) (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 C54GDC
- Reported engine: PWA R200011
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,950 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95TA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95TA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950823047639A

## Narrative

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

TANKER ON FIRE RUN SAW WIRE. DIVED UNDER AND SEVERED TOP 3RD VERTICAL STABILIZER. PILOTS NOT ADVISED OF WIRES.

## 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 LAX95TA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95TA304), Aug 23, 1995: Douglas C-54G (N2742G), Aubeery, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to see and avoid known obstacles along his route of flight. Contributing was the insufficient information given by the pilot in the lead aircraft.

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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