Downer 14-19 N416MB
24 May 1970 · Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 May 1970 at about 14:00 local time, a Downer 14-19 registered N416MB was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States. 4 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fort Smith
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Downer 14-19
- Registration
- N416MB
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Elyria, Ohio
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2214
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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
AN833 90DG BULKHEAD FITTING WORN THRU.FLUID DRAINED OUT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Downer 14 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 1970 | Downer 14-19 | Long Beach, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1969 | Downer 14-19 | Sibley, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1967 | Downer 14-19 | Wainwright, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1966 | Downer 14-19 | Nederland Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1966 | Downer 14-19 | Pequot Lakes Minn, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1966 | Downer 14-19 | Fargo N Dak, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |