# Accident 20110917021739A: North American T-28C, Martinsburg, WV, September 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2011, 14:34 local time
- Place: Martinsburg, WV
- Airport: Eastern West Virginia Regional/She
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3989° N, 77.9897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3989&lon=-77.9897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N688GR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N688GR-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-28C (registry code 6402507, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN T-28C
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1820 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA495](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA495) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110917021739A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA11FA495](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA495), Sep 17, 2011: North American T-28C (N688GR), Martinsburg, WV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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