# Accident 19810707038749A: Namer T6G, Indianapolis, IN, July 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1981, 09:30 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Eagle Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42JM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42JM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American-Buehn T-6G (registry code 6400438, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-buehn-t-6g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER T6G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 818 total, 30 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEX25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810707038749A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING ATTEMPT OF 180 TURN AFTER ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. FUEL SELECTOR INDICATOR MISALIGNED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81FEX25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX25), Jul 7, 1981: N American AT-6G (N42JM), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N42JM (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20230520006369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230520006369A), May 20, 2023: North American-Buehn T-6G (N42JM), Ankeny, IA, Destroyed. Landed with gear up and aircraft caught on fire
- [Incident 19880908038459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880908038459I), Sep 8, 1988: Namer T6G (N42JM), Lincoln, NE, Minor damage. Lost power on takeoff. Forced landing on taxiway. Left main gear strut broke off. Prop tips bent. Causes unknown.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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