# Accident 20050613013079A: Doug R4D8, Ft Lauderdale, FL, June 13, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2005
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XCOA
- Location: 26.1964° N, 80.1239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1964&lon=-80.1239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3906J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3906J-2017-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas SUPER R4D-8 (registry code 3021474, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-super-r4d-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG R4D8
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050613013079A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA05FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05FA123), Jun 13, 2005: Douglas R4D-8 (N3906J), Fort Lauderdale, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The inadequate maintenance inspection by company maintenance personnel/pilot and other maintenance personnel of the left engine resulting in a total failure of the master rod bearing, and nose case…

## Other reports on N3906J (1)

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

- [Incident 19920724040179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920724040179I), Jul 24, 1992: Doug R4D8 (N3906J), Newburgh, NY. Upon arrival at airport the aircraft was inspected by U.S. Customs. Found aircraft was not registered.

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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