North American AT6G accident near Jennings, Louisiana, October 19, 1985
On October 19, 1985 at about 3:45 pm local time, a North American AT6G, registered N104DC, was substantially damaged in an accident near Jennings, Louisiana (Jennings airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 19, 1985 · about 3:45 pm local time
- Place
- Jennings, Louisiana · Jennings · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- North American AT6G · all AT6Gs on the register
- Registration
- N104DC · registry record · serial 493392
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT CONTACTED A DITCH AND NOSED DOWN DURING AN OVERRUN LANDING. THE ACFT WAS IN A FLT OF 3 AT6'S LANDING AT THE ARPT FOR A FLY-IN. N104DC TOUCHED DOWN ON THE 2000 FT FRESHLY MOWED GRASS STRIP APRX 500 TO 600 FT FROM THE END. THE PLT STATED THE APPLICATION OF BRAKES WAS INEFFECTIVE. THE ACFT TRAVELED OFF THE END OF RWY 17 AND CROSSED THE END OF RWY 13 (PAVED) BEFORE CONTACTING THE DITCH.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,160 hours in all; 23 in this make and model; 23 in the last 90 days; 3,010 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 7,530 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 5, 1985; 80 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,300 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W R1340 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: ARA New Iberia LA
- Destination: 3R7 Jennings LA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 2,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW86FRD01.