# Accident 19960918028719A: Tubb David Neil AIR COMMAND 532ELITE, Texarkana, AR, September 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1996, 07:30 local time
- Place: Texarkana, AR
- Airport: Texarkana Municipal Webb Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2705° N, 93.2302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2705&lon=-93.2302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7136C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7136C-1999-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tubb David Neil AIR COMMAND 532ELITE (registry code 13027LC, https://openairdocs.org/model/tubb-david-neil-air-command-532elite) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA391) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960918028719A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER DEVELOPED A COOLANT LEAK DURING FLIGHT, ATTEMPTED TO RETURN, LOST POWER AND CRASHED. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A COOLANT LEAK DURING FLIGHT, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT, LOST POWER AND CRASHED.

## 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 FTW96LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA391), Sep 18, 1996: Tubb AIR Commander 532 (N7136C), Magnolia, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the loss of coolant, as a result of a leak in the radiator. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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