# Accident 20031028028499A: Namer T28B, Hornbrook, CA, October 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2003, 14:50 local time
- Place: Hornbrook, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8675° N, 122.4703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8675&lon=-122.4703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28AF-2007-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American/Armoflex T-28B (registry code 6402501, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-armoflex-t-28b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER T28B
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031028028499A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX04LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA029), Oct 28, 2003: North American T-28B (N28AF), Hornbrook, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a catastrophic engine failure from oil exhaustion due to inadequate maintenance installation of the lubricating system hoses.

## Other reports on N28AF (1)

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

- [Incident 19850427027499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850427027499I), Apr 27, 1985: Namer T28* (N28AF), Shafter, CA, Minor damage. Landed long and fast and ran off end of runway. Brake pads were glossy from overheating.

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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