# Accident 20030806020049A: Namer AT6D, Brookings, SD, August 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2003, 19:15 local time
- Place: Brookings, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3047° N, 96.8169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3047&lon=-96.8169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9272K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9272K) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,585 total, 1,450 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030806020049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 6 AUGUST, 2003, N9272K, A NORTH AMERICAN AT6D MADE A FORCED LANDING 3 MILES SOUTH OF BROOKING, SD. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED AT THE SCENE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI03LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA249), Aug 7, 2003: North American AT-6D (N9272K), Brookings, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate fuel supply for the flight, and the inadequate preflight by the pilot resulting in exhaustion of the fuel supply and subsequent loss of engine power. The tree was a contributing factor.

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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