# Accident 19890617015889A: Namer AT6D, Earle, AR, June 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1989, 09:10 local time
- Place: Earle, AR
- Airport: Mcneely Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2703° N, 90.4591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2703&lon=-90.4591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3931S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAMER AT6D
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 154 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890617015889A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW PASS INVERTED ROLLED UPRIGHT SLIPPED SIDEWAYS CRASHED AND BURNED. MISJUDGED PRACTICE AIR SHOW MANEUVER.

## 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 MKC89FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA136), Jun 17, 1989: North American AT-6D (N3931S), Earle, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION AND OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS FLYING ABILITY, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL, WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE. THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE ALTITUDE AND AIRPEED…

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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