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FTW86LA120

1986-06-23 · OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport OKC

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

A SWEARINGEN SA-226TC, N516SS, WAS LNDD AT NGT ON RWY 17L. AFTER LNDG, THE FLT CREW EXITED ONTO TAXIWAY-E3 (TWY-E3), WHERE THEY WERE INSTRUCTED BY TOWER TO HOLD. A BEECH E18S, N2001C, WAS THEN LNDD ON THE SAME RWY (RWY 17L) & ITS PLT ALSO EXITED ONTO TWY-E3. THE BEECH PLT RPRTD THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE SWEARINGEN IN THE DARKNESS UNTIL AFTER ENTERING THE TWY. BEFORE HE COULD STOP, THE RIGHT WING OF THE BEECH COLLIDED WITH THE LEFT WING OF THE SWEARINGEN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_FTW86LA120.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.