- Date
- March 17, 1985, 16:35 local (22:35 UTC)
- Place
- Lawton, OK
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N142ERDouglas A-26B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850317007419A
- Case key
- 21698
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
An intermittant fire in the left engine accessory section led to loss of fuel to the engine. The right engine injested water and quit. The landing gear had been left pinned in the down position because of a malfunction reported on the previous flight. Neither propeller was feathered, but the resulting high rate of descent led to a forced landing before the left tank blew up and the wing burned off. The aircraft was destroyed by fire after all three occupants escaped without serious injury. The aircraft was being ferried to another facility for restoration.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N142ER
- Reported as
- Douglas A-26B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6928
- Airframe hours
- 2,090
- Engine
- P&W R-2800-79, 2,000 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ada Aircraft Museum
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · October 3, 1983
- Departed
- ADH · Ada, OK
- Destination
- FDR · Frederick, OK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,395 total · 158 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAW, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.