# NTSB WPR26LA256: Canadair CF-5D, N845PS, Mojave, CA, July 10, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: July 10, 2026, 11:03 local (18:03 UTC)
- Place: Mojave, CA
- Coordinates: 35.059149, -118.14861 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0591&lon=-118.1486&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA-Van Nuys
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA256
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203390/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA256

## Preliminary report

On July 10, 2026, about 1103 Pacific daylight time, a Canadair CF-5D, N845PS, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Mojave, California. The two pilots onboard were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The pilot reported that during the landing roll the left engine fire warning system initiated, which was followed by a right engine fire warning. He stated that he performed the emergency procedure and the airplane came to a stop on the runway, at which time both pilots egressed. A witness photographed the airplane in the airport’s traffic pattern prior to landing. A photograph showed the airplane trailing white vapor from the left side of the fuselage underneath the left wing and around the left engine exhaust. An airport surveillance video showed the airplane touchdown on the runway with white vapor trailing. The airplane continued to roll down the runway when the white vapor stopped and the airplane caught fire. The airplane came to a stop on the runway where the fire continued to burn near the empennage. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and empennage. The airplane was relocated to a hangar for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150) (defining event); cases with it: [Canadair CF-5D, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md?model=1900315), [All aircraft, 504 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N845PS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N845PS), registered now, S/N 116845, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CANADAIR LTD CF-5D
- Registry model: [Canadair CF-5D](https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-cf-5d) (registry code 1900315) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Orenda J85-15](https://openairdocs.org/engine/orenda-j85-15) (registry code 47912, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 116845
- Year built: 1966
- Airframe hours: 4662.3
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Fire at unknown time
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, June 26, 2026
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: MHV, Mojave Air and Space Port, runway 30, 12,503 × 200 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator, Heads up display

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 97 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter: 29.92 inHg
- Icing: Unknown
- Turbulence: Unknown
- Observed at: KMHV
- METAR: METAR KMHV 101755Z AUTO 30010KT 240V330 10SM FEW360 36/03 A2992 RMK AO2 T03600033 10360 20252 53003=

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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