What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 13, 2005, at 1548 EDT, a Douglas R4D-8, N3906J, crashed shortly after takeoff from fort Lauderdale executive airport, in fort Lauderdale, Florida. The aircraft came to rest on a residential street approximately 3 miles east of the airport after experiencing a loss of power in the no. 1 engine. Witnesses reported the aircraft trailing black smoke from the no.1 engine and the tower also reported the same to the flight crew but received no response. The crew was unable to maintain altitude and made a forced landing on a residential street where the aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and post-crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 13, 2005, AT 1548 EDT, A DOUGLAS R4D-8, N3906J, CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES EAST OF THE AIRPORT AFTER EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER IN THE NO. 1 ENGINE. WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT TRAILING BLACK SMOKE FROM THE NO.1 ENGINE AND THE TOWER ALSO REPORTED THE SAME TO THE FLIGHT CREW BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND POST-CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N3906J · 1
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