North American T-28B accident near Ramah, CO
On July 9, 1995, a North American T-28B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ramah, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 9, 1995
- Place
- Ramah, CO
- Aircraft
- North American T-28B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.119°N, 104.161°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03928
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 9, 1995, at 0852 mountain daylight time, a North American T-28B, N28TP, was destroyed when it broke up in flight and impacted terrain while maneuvering three miles west of Ramah, Colorado. The two private pilots were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The local flight originated at Englewood, Colorado, on July 9 at 0831 MDT. One witness said she saw the airplane in a wings level, shallow descent and travelling "at a high rate of speed, faster than the other airplanes you see around here." The airplane was south of U.S. Highway 24 and flying in an easterly direction. She said the airplane entered a left bank with its right wing and nose up. She heard "popping" noises and said the airplane appeared to "explode" in midair. Another witness said she saw the airplane "humming right along." She then heard a loud boom, looked up, and saw pieces of the airplane falling slowly to the ground. PERSONNEL INFORMATION According to an FAA Flight Standards District Office inspector in Denver, Colorado, the pilot-owner was issued a Letter of Authorization (LOA), dated September 22, 1994, to serve as pilot-in-command of the North American T-28B. The inspector said an LOA for a reciprocating engine-powered airplane is valid for 12 calendar months. The other pilot held similar LOAs to serve as pilot-in-command of the T-28B airplane. The only LOAs found in his personal files were dated March 27, 1989, January 17, 1990, and February 6, 1990. FAA repo
Probable cause
THE AIRCREW ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE'S DESIGN STRESS LIMITS TO BE EXCEEDED.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
