Embraer EMB-110P N65DA
24 May 1988 · Lawton, Oklahoma, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 May 1988 at about 19:54 local time, a Embraer EMB-110P registered N65DA was involved in an accident near Lawton, Oklahoma, United States. 8 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 6 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lawton, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lawton Munic (LAW)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB-110P
- Registration
- N65DA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Fort Worth
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA88MA059
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 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
THE NUMBER 1 (LEFT) ENGINE FAILED DURING THE TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 35. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT YAWED SHARPLY LEFT AND CLIMBED TO BETWEEN 50 AND 100 FEET AGL BEFORE IT BEGAN LOSING ALT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE GROUND SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET UNTIL IT STRUCK THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 1,600 FEET WEST OF THE RUNWAY, ON A HEADING OF 290 DEGREES. A POST-CRASH FIRE DESTROYED THE CARGO AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT. EXAMINATION OF THE NO. 1 ENGINE REVEALED A COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADE AIRFOIL SEPARATION. DISASSEMBLY OF THE PROPELLER ON THE NO. 1 ENGINE INDICATED THAT THE PROPELLER HAD AUTOFEATHERED NORMALLY AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CAPTAIN REPORTEDLY MADE THE TAKEOFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 1988 | Cessna 152 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1988 | Piper PA-38-112 | Washington, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1988 | Cessna 182J | Lamont, Oklahoma, United States | Airport Service Company, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1988 | Piper PA-22-135 | Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States | JIM F. White | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 May 1988 | Beechcraft B55 | Ada, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1988 | Cessna 152 | Hinton, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |