# Accident 19870509017499A: Namer T28A, Tatum, NM, May 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1987, 18:00 local time
- Place: Tatum, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2508° N, 103.3103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2508&lon=-103.3103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9611C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9611C-1989-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-28A (registry code 6402504, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER T28A
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182076AM1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,574 total, 219 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870509017499A

## Narrative

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

DOVE INTO THE GROUND FROM A LOW ALTITUDE. WAS IN AN AIR FORCE ACROBATIC AREA. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS FOUND.

## 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 DEN87FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA121), May 10, 1987: North American T-28D (N9611C), Tatum, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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