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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · North American T-28C · Martinsburg, WV · September 17, 2011

Date: September 17, 2011 · 14:34 local
Place: Martinsburg, WV
Airport: Eastern West Virginia Regional/She
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N688GR
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11FA495
Reported as: North American T-28C
Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1820 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport

N688GRRegistration cancelled Jan 8, 2018 · North American T-28CS/N 140581 · Built 1958 Airframe modelNorth American T-28C Engine modelWright R-1820 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At the thunder over the blue ridge airshow, Martinsburg, WV (kmrb) on 9/17/2011 at approximately 1434 local. Mr. John mangan while performing as part of a demonstration team known as the trojan horseman failed to complete an aileron roll at approximately 350 feet AGL during an aerobatic demonstration following an opposing pass with another T-28 aircraft. The aircraft impacted the ground and was destroyed and fatally injuring the pilot. Mr. Mangan was the sole occupant of the aircraft. No one else was injured at the event.

As the FAA filed it

AT THE THUNDER OVER THE BLUE RIDGE AIRSHOW, MARTINSBURG, WV (KMRB) ON 9/17/2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1434 LOCAL. MR. JOHN MANGAN WHILE PERFORMING AS PART OF A DEMONSTRATION TEAM KNOWN AS THE TROJAN HORSEMAN FAILED TO COMPLETE AN AILERON ROLL AT APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET AGL DURING AN AEROBATIC DEMONSTRATION FOLLOWING AN OPPOSING PASS WITH ANOTHER T-28 AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND WAS DESTROYED AND FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT. MR. MANGAN WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO ONE ELSE WAS INJURED AT THE EVENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA11FA495Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMartinsburg, WVThe pilot's impairment or incapacitation that occurred during a low-altitude aerobatic maneuver due to complications from a recent heart attack, resulting in his inability to maintain control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the Federal…Sep 17, 2011 · Substantial damage