# Accident 19950928030549A: Doug B26C, Odessa, TX, September 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1995, 10:50 local time
- Place: Odessa, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8457° N, 102.3676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8457&lon=-102.3676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5546N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5546N-1997-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Martin B-26C (registry code 5450106, https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-b-26c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG B26C
- Reported engine: PWA R280079
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA406) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950928030549A

## Narrative

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

FLEW LOW OVER WITNESS. ENGINES MISSING. SHARP TURN. NOSED INTO GROUND. FAA ASI ON BOARD FOR FLIGHT EVALUATION.

## 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 FTW95FA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA406), Sep 28, 1995: Martin B-26C (N5546N), Odessa, TX, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain minimum airspeed for flight resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin. Factors were the loss of power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's lack of recent flight…

## Other reports on N5546N (1)

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

- [Incident 19851012059189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851012059189I), Oct 12, 1985: Martin B26CTENGASCO (N5546N), Harlingen, TX, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on rollout. Probable difficulty of substitute sequence valve which controlled nose gear cycle.

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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