# NTSB LAX81FA054: Douglas B-26, N9417H, Edwards Afb, CA, March 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1981
- Place: Edwards Afb, CA · EDWARDS AFB, CA
- Location: 34.9024° N, 117.9219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edwards AFB, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9024&lon=-117.9219&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126628
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FA054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3360   81/3/3  NR.EDWARDS AFB,CA     DOUGLAS B-26        CR-  3  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3522
        TIME - 0928                    N9417H              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 139 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDWARDS AFB,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- L WING SEPD DRG MNVRG FLT,FATIGUE FOUND AT WING STATION 141 ON LWR FWD SPAR CAP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9417H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9417H-1981-04-10), registration cancelled 1981-04-10, S/N 44-34653 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS B-26
- Registry model: [Douglas B-26B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-b-26b) (registry code 3020514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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