North American T-28B accident near Hornbrook, CA
On October 28, 2003, a North American T-28B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hornbrook, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 28, 2003
- Place
- Hornbrook, CA
- Aircraft
- North American T-28B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.867°N, 122.470°W
- NTSB ID
- 20031110X01880
Official records · LAX04LA029
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 28, 2003, at 1450 Pacific standard time, an experimental North American/Armoflex, Inc., T-28B, N28AF, collided with trees during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Hornbrook, California. The private pilot/owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was destroyed. The pilot/owner received serious injuries. The certified flight instructor (CFI), who was in the rear seat, sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area flight, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight departed the Siskiyou County Airport (SIY), Montague, California, about 1430. Witnesses reported to the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Department that an airplane was flying low in the area with smoke trailing from it. A few minutes later, the sheriff's department received a call that an airplane had crashed. A witness was outside and observed the accident airplane flying low. The airplane was sputtering, and he heard a couple of "bangs." It turned on final and clipped the tops of some trees. It then struck another tree and came to rest on an embankment adjacent to a dirt road. Another witness stated that they cut the seat belt to remove the front pilot. He noted a very strong odor of fuel. Witnesses at a local fixed base operator (FBO) at SIY said that the airplane had flown in from Medford, Oregon, a couple of hours before the accident. The owner of the FBO received flight instruction from the CFI in the accident airplane and noted no mechanical discrepancies during that flight. After the
Probable cause
a catastrophic engine failure from oil exhaustion due to inadequate maintenance installation of the lubricating system hoses.
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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.
