North American AT-6D accident near Circleville, OH
On September 29, 2002, a North American AT-6D (airplane) was involved in an accident near Circleville, OH. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 29, 2002
- Place
- Circleville, OH
- Aircraft
- North American AT-6D · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.516°N, 82.982°W
- NTSB ID
- 20021003X05263
NTSB summary
On September 29, 2002, about 1430 eastern daylight time, a North American AT-6D, N29930, was destroyed when it impacted the ground while maneuvering at Pickaway County Memorial Airport (CYO), Circleville, Ohio. The certificated commercial pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. No flight plan had been filed for the local air show flight, which was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, witnesses reported that the airplane had previously made a pass as the lead of a four-ship echelon formation. The formation broke up, and the airplane then led the other three airplanes in a low level, single file pass along runway 01. When the airplane reached the end of the runway, it began a climbing turn, which was "noticeably slow compared to the other airplanes." The airplane climbed, stalled, and pitched downwards about 75 degrees nose-low before impacting a fallow cornfield. None of the witnesses heard any abnormal engine noises before or during the accident. The pilot of the second airplane stated that at the time of the accident, after the fly-by, the intent was to turn slightly to the left, to a heading of "north," then pitch up no more than 20 degrees, bank right to a southerly heading and descend back to the original altitude. When the accident airplane had nearly completed the turn at an estimated 800 feet above the ground, he saw it roll further right to an inverted position. It then descended to the ground nearly vertically, with the left wing "slightly low." The pilot of the se
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the course reversal, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.
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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.
