# Accident 19881008046089A: Namer T6G, West Jefferson, NC, October 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1988, 10:30 local time
- Place: West Jefferson, NC
- Airport: Ash County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3891° N, 81.4908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3891&lon=-81.4908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7704C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7704C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-6G (registry code 6400432, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-6g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER T6G
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881008046089A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND. RAN OFF RUNWAY DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ATL89LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA008), Oct 8, 1988: North American T-6G (N7704C), West Jefferson, NC, 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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