North American T-28B accident near Uvalde, TX
On April 4, 2002, a North American T-28B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Uvalde, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 4, 2002
- Place
- Uvalde, TX
- Aircraft
- North American T-28B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.211°N, 99.743°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020411X00498
Official records · FTW02FA112
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 4, 2002, approximately 1605 central standard time, a North American T-28B vintage airplane, N13RW, registered to Power Play Incorporated of Palm Beach, Florida, and operated by a private individual, was destroyed when it impacted terrain shortly after take off from runway 15 of the Garner Municipal Airport near Uvalde, Texas. The airline transport pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight originated approximately 1600. Five eye-witnesses were interviewed by the NTSB investigator-in-charge. Summaries of their observations are cited below. Witness #1, who was working on the ramp at the airport about 1500, observed the aircraft being pulled out of a aviation museum hangar with the engine cowlings open. About 1600, he heard and observed the aircraft performing an engine run-up at execute a "normal" takeoff from runway 15. Throughout the takeoff sequence, he did not notice any abnormalities or abnormal sounds from the aircraft. Witness #2, who was working on airport property, observed the aircraft take off from the runway, and execute a left turn with a "normal" climb out to downwind. He stated that the engine sounded "normal." The aircraft seemed "stable" in the climb and was parallel to the runway approximately 800-1,000 feet above ground level (agl). He then observed the aircraft begin a left turn to the west, and just as the left turn "seemed" complete, the aircraft "did one to one
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft for undetermined reasons.
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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.
