# NTSB CEN26LA190: Downer 14-19-3, N7NL, Forney, TX, May 16, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: May 16, 2026, 00:10 local (05:10 UTC)
- Place: Forney, TX
- Coordinates: 32.7295, -96.3967
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7295&lon=-96.3967&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Fuel related](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/190)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 minor
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA Flight Standards
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203010
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA190
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203010/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA190

## Preliminary report

On May 16, 2026, about 0010 central daylight time, a Downer 14-19-3 airplane, N7NL, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Forney, Texas. The pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries. A second passenger initially survived the accident but died 13 days later from injuries sustained in the accident. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 flight. The pilot was diverting to an alternate airport due to gusty wind conditions when the engine began to run rough. The pilot could not maintain altitude and ultimately executed a forced landing in an open construction area. The airplane nosed over during the landing. The airplane sustained damage to the fuselage, both wings, empennage, and firewall forward resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. The airplane was recovered for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Fuel related](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/190) (defining event); cases with it: [Downer 14-19-3, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/190/sequence.md?model=3080126), [All aircraft, 361 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/190/sequence.md)
- [Enroute-descent: Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192); cases with it: [Downer 14-19-3, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md?model=3080126), [All aircraft, 804 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7NL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7NL), registered now, S/N 4206, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOWNER 14-19-3 (NO SERIES)
- Registry model: [Downer 14-19-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-14-19-3) (registry code 3080126) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (registry code 17044, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4206
- Year built: 1960
- Airframe hours: 1541
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 13, 2025, 151 hours before
- Departed: KDUA, Durant, OK
- Destination: F46, Rockwall, TX
- Equipment: ADS-B

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night
- Wind: 150° at 11 knots, gusting 26
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 29.80 inHg
- Observed at: KHQZ, 7 nm away
- METAR: METAR KHQZ 162350Z 15011G26KT 10SM CLR 30/17 A2980=


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.

---
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.