# Accident 20080428831919A: Tromsn TURBINLEGEND, Miami, OK, April 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Miami, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9056° N, 94.8858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9056&lon=-94.8858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747CT-2011-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tromsness Enterprises TURBINE LEGEND (registry code 056119N, https://openairdocs.org/model/tromsness-enterprises-turbine-legend) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TROMSN TURBINLEGEND
- Reported engine: WALTER M601D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,012 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080428831919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 28, 2008, A TURBINE LEGEND, N747CT, FLOWN BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED ONTO THE CENTER LANES OF HIGHWAY I-44 AT 1430 CDT. THE INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT N747CT DEPARTED FROM MIAMI, OK, AIRPORT, AND FLEW TO THE SOUTH TOWARD THE FAMILY TENT MAKING BUSINESS. ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT A LOW ALTITUDE AS IT FLEW BY THE FAMILY BUSINESS ON A NORTH HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO THE WEST, THEN TO THE SOUTH AGAIN. ON THE SOUTHERLY HEADING, THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A LOOP WITH A POSSIBLE "SPIRAL" IN THE CLIMB. IN THE RECOVERY FROM THE LOOP, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNSTABLE, ENTERED A FLAT SPIN AND IMPACTED THE HIGHWAY.

## 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 DFW08LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA121), Apr 28, 2008: Tromsness Enterprises Turbine LE (N747CT), Miami, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident included his extensive use of medications and/or his multiple medical conditions and the…

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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