Douglas A-26 Invader crash, Mar 17, 1985, Lawton-Fort Sill
Douglas A-26 Invader accident on March 17, 1985 near Lawton-Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States with no fatalities. Cause: An intermittent fire in the...
- Date: March 17, 1985
- Aircraft: Douglas A-26 Invader
- Location: Lawton-Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An intermittent fire in the left engine accessory section caused fuel loss, the right engine ingested water and quit, and the landing gear had been left pinned down after an earlier malfunction.
A Douglas A-26B Invader being ferried to a restoration facility lost fuel after an intermittent fire in the left engine accessory section. The right engine ingested water and quit, and the aircraft was forced down near Lawton, Oklahoma, where it burned. All three occupants escaped.