# Accident 20100317029629A: North Ameri AT-6F, Shafter, CA, March 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2010, 11:45 local time
- Place: Shafter, CA
- Airport: Shafter-Minter Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3839° N, 119.3314° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3839&lon=-119.3314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75AG-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6F (registry code 6400420, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERI AT-6F
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 33,300 total, 0 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100317029629A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 17, 2010, N75AG A NORTH AMERICAN AT-6F WAS OPERATING APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES WEST OF BAKERSFIELD CA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED AT 5000' PERFORMING PRACTICE FLIGHTS WITH TURNS FOR AIR RACEING.  THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A DESCENTED WHICH RESULTED IN IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT WITH DEBRIS EXTENDING 1000 FEET FROM IMPACT. BOTH THE PILOTS WERE 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 WPR10FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA162), Mar 17, 2010: North American AT6 (N75AG), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots did not maintain clearance from terrain for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N75AG (1)

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

- [Incident 20070617009759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070617009759I), Jun 17, 2007: Namer AT6F (N75AG), Knights Perry, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On Sunday June 17, 2007, at approximately 1420 PDT, a north American T-6, N75AG flew low over the water at tulloch, lake bordering the California county…

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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