# NTSB EU170DYZ02: Douglas A-26, N40XY, Beirut, LE, December 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1970
- Place: Beirut, LE · BEIRUT, Lebanon
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159516
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=EU170DYZ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/EU170DYZ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0038  70/12/19   BEIRUT,LEBANON      DOUGLAS A-26        CR-  0  0  3  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1508                    N40XY               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      35, 7000 TOTAL HOURS, 890
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEIRUT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEIRUT,LEBANON              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF LEBANON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40XY](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40XY-1973-01-03), registration cancelled 1973-01-03, S/N 18607 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS A-26
- Registry model: [Douglas A-26B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-a-26b) (registry code 3020504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Beirut

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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