North American T-28B accident near Glenwood, MN
On December 10, 2002, a North American T-28B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Glenwood, MN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 10, 2002
- Place
- Glenwood, MN
- Aircraft
- North American T-28B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.650°N, 95.379°W
- NTSB ID
- 20021213X05605
Official records · CHI03LA036
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On December 10, 2002, at 1300 central standard time, a North American T-28B, N114DH, was destroyed on impact with terrain while maneuvering near Glenwood, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The commercial pilot and pilot rated passenger were fatally injured. The local flight originated from Glenwood Municipal Airport, Glenwood, Minnesota, about 1255. A witness reported that he was southbound on city 30 when he noticed an airplane towards the southwest estimated to be 500 feet above ground level. The airplane's wings were not level, and it was flying very fast. The airplane continued to lose altitude and started to go into a tight turn over Rice Lake with its wings vertical. The airplane started turning towards the west gaining some altitude; the wings were almost vertical. The airplane continued west with the wings still vertical before he lost site of it. There was no smoke or fire when he arrived at the accident site. A second witness reported that he stopped to answer a cellular phone call and saw an airplane, practicing "fast turn maneuvers," bank hard to the east at the south end of the lake and fly back over the center of the lake at the north end. The airplane gradually turned toward the west, then turned back toward the south. He stated that it looked like he was following the west side of the lake heading south. At the south end of the lake, the airplane banked very hard back to the east. The bank was with both wings close to vertical. He could see
Probable cause
The altitude/clearance not maintained by the pilot-in-command. The low altitude maneuvering by the pilot-in-command was a contributing factor.
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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.
