# Accident 19880224003389A: Namer T28A, Schoolcraft, MI, February 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1988, 13:10 local time
- Place: Schoolcraft, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1096° N, 85.6300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1096&lon=-85.6300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14142, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14142) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-28A (registry code 6402504, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820-86 (registry code 67200, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-86) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER T28A
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182085
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,915 total, 450 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880224003389A

## Narrative

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

EXHAUST VALVE FAILED CAUSED ENGINE DESTRUCTION WHILE RETURNING FROM ENGINE OVERHAUL. CRASH LANDED IN A FIELD.

## 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 CHI88DEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEM01), Feb 24, 1988: North American T-28A (N14142), Schoolcraft, MI, substantial damage

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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