Douglas B-26 N9417H
3 March 1981 · Edwards Afb, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 March 1981 at about 09:28 local time, a Douglas B-26 registered N9417H, operated by Arvin Calspan, was involved in an accident during in flight near Edwards Afb, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Edwards Afb, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas B-26
- Registration
- N9417H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Arvin Calspan
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Edwards Afb, Ca → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3360
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
L WING SEPD DRG MNVRG FLT, FATIGUE FOUND AT WING STATION 141 ON LWR FWD SPAR CAP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 Aug 1974 | Douglas B-26 | Boise, Idaho, United States | Reeder Fly SER | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 May 1971 | Douglas B-26 | Sprngrville, Arizona, United States | Aero Union COR | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jun 1968 | Douglas B-26 | Show Low, Arizona, United States | Flight Enterpr | Serious injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |