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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Namer AT-6D · Muskegon, MI · August 1, 1983

Date: August 1, 1983 · 20:50 local
Place: Muskegon, MI
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N29938
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI83FA347
Reported as: Namer AT6D
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 422 total84 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

N29938Registration cancelled Mar 25, 1991 · North American AT-6DS/N 493215 Airframe modelNorth American AT-6D

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Spun into trees while performing low level acrobatics.

As the FAA filed it

SPUN INTO TREES WHILE PERFORMING LOW LEVEL ACROBATICS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI83FA347Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMuskegon, MIThe acft collided with trees after performing an aerobatic maneuver at low altitude. Witnesses near the scene said the acft was flying low; most heard the engine running. Some said that at the top of a loop the engine sounded like it stopped. On the descent…Aug 2, 1983 · Destroyed