# Accident 20040604016709A: Namer T28C, Manitowoc, WI, June 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2004, 18:10 local time
- Place: Manitowoc, WI
- Airport: Manitowoc County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1289° N, 87.6806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1289&lon=-87.6806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404DK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N404DK) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,235 total, 365 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040604016709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 4TH, 2004, AT 1810 CDT, A NORTH AMERICAN T-28C, N404DK, REGISTERED TO DUANE D. KALEMBER OF TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN LOST POWER ON CLIMB-OUT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 35 AT MANITOWOC COUNTY AIRPORT, MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE RESULTANT FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE INVESTIGATION TO DATE HAS REVEALED AN INTERNAL SEIZURE OF THE ENGINE. FURTHER DETERMINATION OF THE CAUSE OF THE SEIZURE IS PENDING TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE. THE PRACTICE/MEDIAL FLIGHT, PRIOR TO THE JUNE 5TH MANITOWOC AIRSHOW, WAS CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI04LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA147), Jun 4, 2004: North American T-28C (N404DK), Manitowoc, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the number 4 piston articulating rod resulting in a complete loss of engine power during initial climb. The ditch 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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