# Accident 20100702035749A: North Ameri AT-6G, Destin, FL, July 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2010, 12:18 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3664° N, 86.4000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3664&lon=-86.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92778, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92778-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6G (registry code 6400434, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERI AT-6G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,924 total, 300 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10FA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100702035749A

## Narrative

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

A COMPARISON OF THE WITNESS STATEMENTS AND RADAR DATA INDICATE THAT THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT INITIATED A CLIMBING LEFT HAND TURN TO INITIATE AN AEROBATIC LOOP. THE INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO STALL AT THE TOP OF THE LOOP AND SUBSEQUENTLY ENTERED A SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BETWEEN 1350 FEET MSL(MAXIMUM ALTITUDE ON THE RADAR PLOT) AND 850 FEET MSL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED.THE PILOT  WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE OCEAN.  ONE WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO BURN AND IMMEDIATELY SANK IN APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET OF WATER.SOME WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATED THAT THE PILOT WAS TAKING EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID A BANNER TOW AIRCRAFT. THIS IS DISCOUNTED DUE TO THE ANGLE OF THE VIEW FROM THE WITNESSES' LOCATION ON THE BEACH. THE BANNER TOW PILOT STATES THAT HE SAW THE T-6 PRIOR TO THE MANUEVER AND STATES THAT THE T-6 WAS NO CLOSER THAN A HALF MILE AND THAT THE T-6 PILOT HAD TURNED ON THE AIRCRAFT'S  SMOKE SYSTEM PRIOR TO INITIATING THE MANUEVER. THIS STATEMENT WAS FURTHER CONFIRMED BY A BOAT CAPTAIN WHO WAS ON THE SURFACE AND LOCATED BETWEEN THE BANNER TOW AIRCRAFT AND THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA10FA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA342), Jul 2, 2010: North American AT-6 (N92778), Destin, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to perform 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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