# NTSB DEN66A0064: Douglas A-26B, N161Q, Phoenix, AZ, March 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1966
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174148
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66A0064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0167  66/3/12    PHOENIX ARIZ        DOUGLAS A-26B       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 44,
        TIME - 2003                    N161Q               PX-  0  1  0  CORP/EXEC                 UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PWR PLT-INFLIGHT FUEL FIRE NO.2 ENG-CAUSE UNKNOWN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FIRST FLIGHT SINCE NO.2 ENGINE CHANGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N161Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161Q-1970-10-26), registration cancelled 1970-10-26, S/N 6876, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS A-26B
- Registry model: [Douglas A-26B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-a-26b) (registry code 3020504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deer Valley

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.

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