# Accident 19990619044049A: Canadair F-86E MK.6, Medford, NJ, June 19, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1999, 13:40 local time
- Place: Medford, NJ
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9429° N, 74.8457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9429&lon=-74.8457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N186JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N186JC-2001-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadair F-86E MK.6 (registry code 1900812, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-f-86e-mk-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990619044049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VAY FOR A AERIAL DEMONSTRATION IN THE VICINITY OF MEDFORD, NJ. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE CONDUCTING A LOW PASS AT THE SOUTH JERSEY REGIONAL AIRPORT. A WITNESS, APPROX. 2,000 FEET FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE SAW THE AIRCRAFT DEPART AND PERFORM SEVERAL PASSES BEFORE ATTEMPTING A "SLOW" PASS TO THE WEST AT 200 FEET AGL. AS THE AIRPLANE PASSED IN FRONT OF THE WITNESS, IT SLOWED AND STARTED TO SINK. THE AIRPLANE'S PITCH ATTITUDE INCREASED AND THE WITNESS HEARD AN INCREASE IN POWER, FOLLOWED BY A BANG. HE DESCRIBED THE BANG AS A CONSISTENT WITH A "COMPRESSOR STALL."

## 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 NYC99FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA150), Jun 19, 1999: Canadair F-86E (N186JC), Mount Holly, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A failure in the fuel transfer system which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power.

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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