# Accident 19910225003469A: Namer T28B, Mesa, AZ, February 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1991, 12:58 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4408° N, 111.8506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4408&lon=-111.8506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N138WW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N138WW-1996-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-28B (registry code 6402506, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER T28B
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182071
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 135 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910225003469A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE SEIZED. HARD LANDING AVOIDING WIRES. ENGINE OIL BREATHER HOSE RUPTURED. VENTED OIL.

## 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 LAX91LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA121), Feb 25, 1991: North American T-28B (N138WW), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: 1) THE FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE UPPER CRANKCASE OIL BREATHER LINE; 2) TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER CAUSED BY A LACK OF LUBRICATING OIL. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT INADVERTANTLY…

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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