# Accident 20020401006279A: Namer AT6D, Gainesville, GA, April 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2002, 15:00 local time
- Place: Gainesville, GA
- Airport: Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2731° N, 83.8269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2731&lon=-83.8269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7471C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7471C-2012-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6D (registry code 6400416, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER AT6D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020401006279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO WITNESSES AND FRIENDS OF THE FLIGHT CREW, THE PILOTS WERE CONDUCTING A SERIES OF TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS TO RUNWAY 29. ON APPROXIMATE THE FIFTH LANDING AND TAKEOFF, WITNESSES OBSERVED A LIGHT COLOR SMOKE STREAMING FROM THE LOWER SECTION OF THE ENGINE COWLING. WITNESSES ALSO REPORTED HEARING A ROUGH ENGINE CONDITION. REPORTEDLY, AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME, THE PILOT INITIATED A LEFT TURN TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS LAST SEEN IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE DISAPPEARED BELOW THE TREE LINE AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND.

## 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 ATL02FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA072), Apr 1, 2002: North American T-6-AT6D (N7471C), Gainesville, GA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power following a supercharger bearing failure and subsequent collision with the ground while maneuvering for an emergency landing.

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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