Douglas A-26B N500M
8 July 1965 · San Antonio Tex, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 July 1965 at about 08:00 local time, a Douglas A-26B registered N500M was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near San Antonio Tex, Texas, United States. 7 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Antonio Tex, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Antonio Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas A-26B
- Registration
- N500M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0587
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
BELIEVE OVER CENTER DOWN LOCK OUT OF ADJUSTMENT FOR RIGHT MAIN GEAR CAUSED COLLAPSE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas A-26B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1966 | Douglas A-26B | Phoenix Ariz, Arizona, United States | R.c.johnson | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1964 | Douglas A-26B | Madison Wis, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1966 | Douglas A-26B | La Grande Oreg, Oregon, United States | Rosenbalm Avia | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1966 | Douglas A-26B | Dorchester Ga, Georgia, United States | Johnsons Flyin | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1968 | Douglas A-26B | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Mapco, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1968 | Douglas A-26B | Reseda, California, United States | B and W Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |