# Accident 20030524010789A: Namer T28C, Sherman Oaks, CA, May 24, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2003, 12:24 local time
- Place: Sherman Oaks, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1417° N, 118.4325° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1417&lon=-118.4325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N537Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N537Z-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-28C (registry code 6402507, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER T28C
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030524010789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N537Z, AT T-28C, DEPARTED VAN NUYS AIRPORT AT 1222 ON 05/24/03 WITH AN IFR CLEARANCE TO VFR ON TOP. THE BASE OF THE CLOUDS WAS ABOUT 2300 FEET MSL (1500 FEET AGL) WITH THE TOPS AT ABOUT 4500 FEET MSL. PRIOR TO REACHING VFR ON TOP, N357Z WAS OBSERVED EXITING THE BASE OF THE CLOUDS IN AN UNUSUAL ATTITUDE. IMPACT OCCURRED ABOUT 1225 PDT.

## 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 LAX03FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA162), May 24, 2003: North American T28C (N537Z), Sherman Oaks, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's in-flight loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Factors in the accident were the distraction caused by the malfunctioning mode C altitude reporting system, and the location of…

## Other reports on N537Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19901215064459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901215064459I), Dec 15, 1990: Namer T28* (N537Z), Palmdale, CA. Engine dropped a valve en route. Landed safely.

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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