# Martin B-26C - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry code: 5450106 - Manufacturer (registry): MARTIN - Model: B-26C - Aircraft type: Fixed wing multi engine - Category: Airplane - Engines: 2 · Reciprocating - Seats: 15 - Weight class: 20,000 lb and over - Cruise speed: 192 mph - Certification: Type certificated - Data sheet: [TCDS AL-33](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/AL-33) (OpenAirDocs) - Holder: Tennessee Gas Transmission Company - Registered aircraft: 0 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-b-26c Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs) Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. None matched. ## Registered aircraft None registered with this model now. ## NTSB investigations (2) 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 FTW95FA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA406), Sep 28, 1995: Martin B-26C (N5546N), Odessa, TX, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain minimum airspeed for flight resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin. Factors were the loss of power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's lack of recent flight… - [NTSB MIA66A0048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0048), Oct 29, 1965: Martin B-26C (N5546N), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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. - [Accident 19950928030549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950928030549A), Sep 28, 1995: Doug B26C (N5546N), Odessa, TX, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Flew low over witness. Engines missing. Sharp turn. Nosed into ground. FAA ASI on board for flight evaluation. - [Incident 19851012059189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851012059189I), Oct 12, 1985: Martin B26CTENGASCO (N5546N), Harlingen, TX, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on rollout. Probable difficulty of substitute sequence valve which controlled nose gear cycle. ## Service difficulty reports (10) As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report. - [SDR CA040825008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA040825008), Aug 12, 2004: ENGINE. FAILED. (CAN) ON TAKEOFF ROLL THE RT ENGINE STARTED TO BACKFIRE AND LOOSE POWER, AT 90 KTS THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED MIXTURES TO IDLE CUT OFF,THE LOAD WAS DUMPED. THE A/C - [SDR CA040607002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA040607002), Jun 4, 2004: NUT. LOOSE. (CAN) PILOT NOTICED OIL LEAK AND DID A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUT DOWN. HE DID A ONE ENGINE OUT LANDING PROCEDURE AT AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND - [SDR CA030818005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA030818005), Aug 18, 2003: EXHAUST VALVE. FAILED. (CAN) ON APPROACH TO WHITE SMOKE WAS OBSERVED EXITING THE LT INBOARD EXHAUST STACK. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND SECURED, THE A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON - [SDR CA030627004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA030627004), Jun 5, 2003: EXHAUST VALVE. FAILED. (CAN) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT OIL WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE RT ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EXHAUST VALVE O - [SDR CA030527006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA030527006), May 12, 2003: SPARK PLUG. LOOSE. (CAN) DURING A TEST FLIGHT AFTER AN ENGINE CHANGE THE LT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AT CRUISE POWER SETTINGS. AS A PRECAUTION, THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND SECUR - [SDR CA020626002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA020626002), Jun 14, 2002: MAGNETO. WORN. (CAN) RT ENGINE BACKFIRING AND RUNNING ROUGH. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. LT MAGNETO DISTRIBUTOR ROTOR REPLACED. RUN ON GROUND FOUND TO RUN SATI - [SDR CA020621003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA020621003), Jun 10, 2002: MAGNETO. OUT OF ADJUST. (CAN) RT ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT, BACKFIRING IN CLIMB. INTERNAL TIMING FOUND TO BE OUT - TIMING ADJUSTED. GROUND RUN FOUND SERVICEABLE. - [SDR CA020702001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA020702001), Dec 20, 2001: SPAR. CORRODED. (CAN) CORROSION FOUND ON FRONT AND REAR SPAR CAP IN AUXILIARY FUEL BAY RIGHT HAND SIDE. CORROSION FOUND ON SPAR CAP IN AUXILIARY FUEL BAY LEFT HAND SIDE. - [SDR CA000501015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA000501015), Apr 24, 2000: SPAR. CRACKED. (CAN) ON TAKEOFF THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG. A VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED NOTHING UNUSUAL AND HE CONTINUED THE FLIGHT. ON LANDING THE ENGINEER DISCOVERED THE L - [SDR CA980908011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA980908011), Aug 24, 1998: CYLINDER. CRACKED. (CAN) AFTER FIRE BOMBING CARRIED OUT, PILOT WAS ADVISED THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS SMOKING, PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN WAS CARRIED OUT. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND T ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (1) Approved for this model: the STC's model list names it on its data sheet, or a series that includes it. In force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has. - [STC SA2622NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2622NM): Installation of Precise Flight Pulselite Control Unit in landing/taxi system. (767-200 B17) (DHC-8 101). Precise Flight Inc ## The same model under other registry codes Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes. - [Douglas B-26C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-b-26c): 5 registered aircraft, registry code 3020524 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.