# Accident 20090704053979A: North Ameri T-28B, Waxahachie, TX, July 4, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2009, 09:20 local time
- Place: Waxahachie, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4608° N, 96.8903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4608&lon=-96.8903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28NB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28NB-2012-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-28B (registry code 6402506, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERI T-28B
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1820 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 793 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA406) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090704053979A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 4, 2009, AT 0920 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A NORTH AMERICAN T-28, N28NB, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR MIDLOTHIAN REGIONAL AIRPORT IN WAXAHACHIE, TX. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING ON A FIELD FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THE AIRPLANE WAS POWERED BY A CURTIS-WRIGHT R-1820, SERIAL NUMBER BL520391, ENGINE.

## 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 CEN09CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA406), Jul 4, 2009: North American T-28B (N28NB), Waxahachie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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