# NTSB LAX90TL004: North American F-86E, N93FS, Okinawa, Japan, June 5, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: June 5, 1990
- Place: Okinawa, Japan
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB case key (mKey): 26946
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX90TL004
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/26946/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90TL004

## Analysis

ON JUNE 5, 1990, AT ABOUT 1300 LOCAL TIME, A CANADAIR F-86E (MK.6), N93FS, OWNED BY TRACTOR FLIGHT SYSTEM, INC OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA AND OPERATED BY THE U.S. AIR FORCE, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS DESTROYED DURING A PUBLIC USE, INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.  ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT OKINAWA, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT.  REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93FS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93FS-1991-06-14), registration cancelled 1991-06-14, S/N 1137 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN F-86E
- Registry model: [Canadair F-86E MK.6](https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-f-86e-mk-6) (registry code 1900812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1137
- Engines: ORENDA 10 6500 lbs thrust turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Instructional, Public use
- Operator: Dept Of Usaf, Hq 313th Ad Paf
- Registered owner: Tractor Flight System, Inc
- Departed: RODN
- Destination: RODN
- Flight plan: IFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim

## Weather

- Conditions: Day

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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