Embraer EMB-110P accident near Lawton, Oklahoma, May 24, 1988
On May 24, 1988 at about 7:54 pm local time, a Embraer EMB-110P, registered N65DA, was destroyed in an accident near Lawton, Oklahoma (Lawton Munic airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 2 people were seriously injured and 6 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
NONE SUBMITTED
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 24, 1988 · about 7:54 pm local time
- Place
- Lawton, Oklahoma · Lawton Munic
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured and 6 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB-110P · all EMB-110Ps on the register
- Registration
- N65DA · registry record · serial 110389
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,333 hours in all; 483 in this make and model; 294 in the last 90 days; 85 in the last 30 days; 1,883 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 13,005 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, May 11, 1988; 84 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 13,007 lb
- Seats: 17
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W PT6A-34 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Destination: DFW Fort Worth TX
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 35, 8,600 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 020° at 10 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,500 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:47 pm from LAW
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | 1 | ||
| Passengers | 1 | 5 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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