Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash, May 24, 1988, Lawton-F...
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante accident on May 24, 1988 near Lawton-Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Compressor turbine blade...
- Date: May 24, 1988
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
- Location: Lawton-Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Compressor turbine blade airfoil separation in the left engine caused loss of power during takeoff, followed by impact with terrain in the initial climb.
An Embraer EMB110P1 Bandeirante (N65DA) on a scheduled Delta Connection service from Lawton to Dallas Fort Worth lost its left engine during takeoff from runway 35 on 24 May 1988. It climbed to 50 to 100 feet, struck the ground and the airport perimeter fence, and a post crash fire damaged the cargo area. None of the eight occupants died.