# Accident 20091115022569A: Namer F86F, Las Vegas, NV, November 15, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2009, 10:50 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Nellis Afb
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2362° N, 115.0343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NELLIS AFB (LSV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2362&lon=-115.0343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N186AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N186AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American/Sharpe F86F (registry code 6401715, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-sharpe-f86f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE J47 series (registry code 30009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-j47-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER F86F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,200 total, 250 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091115022569A

## Narrative

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

ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2009 DURING THE NELLIS AIRSHOW, N186AM, AN F-86F, SERIAL NUMBER 52-5012, LOST THE RIGHT DROP TANK DURING A "KOREAN WAR" RE-ENACTMENT.   INSPECTOR FROM THE LAS FSDO WITNESSED THE EVENT AND FORTUNATELY, THE TANK LANDED HARMLESSLY ON THE AIRFIELD WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, PERSONS OR PROPERTY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY THE LAS FSDO INSPECTORS AFTER LANDING AND NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE OR REASON FOR THE LOSS OF THE TANK WAS NOTED.  THE TANK COULD NOT BE INSPECTED SINCE IT WAS LOCATED ON THE AIRFIELD AND THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE ACCESS ALLOWED.  THE SAME AIRCRAFT LOST A DROP TANK FROM THE SAME SIDE DURING A SIMILAR EVENT AT THE CHINO, CA AIRSHOW IN MAY OF 2007.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N186AM (1)

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

- [Incident 20060304004639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060304004639I), Mar 4, 2006: Namer F86F (N186AM), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) While landing at dmafb runway 12 the pilot did not lower his landing gear and landed gear up. Minor damage to the aircraft. This incident was thoroughly…

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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