# Accident 20041023028409A: Namer HARVARD2, Gilbert, SC, October 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2004, 17:50 local time
- Place: Gilbert, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9167° N, 81.4000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9167&lon=-81.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92871 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAMER HARVARD2
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,022 total, 297 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041023028409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 23, 2004, THE PILOT IN COMMAND, A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS OPERATING N92871 ON A FAR PART 91 FLIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF GILBERT, SC. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS AND CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND ONE PASSENGER WERE BOTH FATALLY 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 ATL05LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA009), Oct 23, 2004: North American Harvard II T-6 (N92871), Leesville, SC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to fuel system contamination which blocked the flow of fuel which resulted in fuel starvation.

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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