20031028028499A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Namer T-28B · Hornbrook, CA · October 28, 2003

Date: October 28, 2003 · 14:50 local
Place: Hornbrook, CA
Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N28AF
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX04LA029
Reported as: Namer T28B
Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
Fatal injuries: 1

N28AFRegistration cancelled Jan 23, 2007 · North American/Armoflex T-28BS/N 138321 Airframe modelNorth American/Armoflex T-28B

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What happened

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(-23) On October 28, 2003 at 1450, a north american/armoflex, inc., T-28B, N28AF, lost engine power, collided with trees and came to rest in a field. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot/owner received serious injuries. The certified flight instructor, seated in the rear seat was fatally injured. The flight departed the siskiyou county airport (siy), montague, California, about 1430. On October 29, 2003 at 1300, inspector jim hinson, an operations inspector with the sacramento flight standards district office and myself arrived at the crash site where we met with officer david nicholson, sergeant with the siskiyou county sheriff's department. David gave me witness names. (See witness statements). The engine was separated from the airframe and covered with oil. The right side of the airplane was covered with oil. There was no fire. To be updated as more information becomes available.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 28, 2003 AT 1450, A NORTH AMERICAN/ARMOFLEX, INC., T-28B, N28AF, LOST ENGINE POWER, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT/OWNER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, SEATED IN THE REAR SEAT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE SISKIYOU COUNTY AIRPORT (SIY), MONTAGUE, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1430. ON OCTOBER 29, 2003 AT 1300, INSPECTOR JIM HINSON, AN OPERATIONS INSPECTOR WITH THE SACRAMENTO FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE AND MYSELF ARRIVED AT THE CRASH SITE WHERE WE MET WITH OFFICER DAVID NICHOLSON, SERGEANT WITH THE SISKIYOU COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. DAVID GAVE ME WITNESS NAMES. (SEE WITNESS STATEMENTS). THE ENGINE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME AND COVERED WITH OIL. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE WAS COVERED WITH OIL. THERE WAS NO FIRE. TO BE UPDATED AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX04LA029Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHornbrook, CAa catastrophic engine failure from oil exhaustion due to inadequate maintenance installation of the lubricating system hoses.Oct 28, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N28AF · 1

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

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