Ada - Frederick

On March 17, 1985 at 04:35 PM, Ada - Frederick experienced a crash involving Douglas A-26 Invader, operated by Ada Aircraft Museum, with the event recorded near Lawton-Fort Sill Oklahoma.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. An intermittent fire in the left engine accessory section led to loss of fuel to the engine. The right engine ingested water and quit. The landing gear had been left pinned in the down position because of a malfunction reported on the previous flight. Neither propeller was feathered, but the resulting high rate of descent led to a forced landing before the left tank blew up and the wing burned off. The aircraft was destroyed by fire after all three occupants escaped without serious injury. The aircraft was being ferried to another facility for restoration.

Aircraft reference details include registration N142ER, MSN 6928, year of manufacture 1941.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.6172°, -98.4038°.