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FAA accident report · North American T-6G · Morrice, MI · May 28, 2012

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Date
May 28, 2012 · 13:45 local
Place
Morrice, MI
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3753G
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12LA324
Reported as
North American T-6G
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
25,556 total75 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N3753GRegistered now · North American T-6GS/N 493177 · Built 1949Airframe modelNorth American T-6GEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

PIC stated that he deaprted private grass strip (54MI) to the south and made a right turn followed by a left turn to position for a "photo pass" on the runway, but does not recall anything after that.

Witness statements confirmed departure and turns, then stated that aircraft was being blown east due to winds out of southwest. When aircraft was southeast of runway they saw the bank angle steepen then saw the nose of the aircraft drop.

Aircraft struck a pole barn almost wings level traveling south to North, causing extensive damage to 2 farm trucks, a hay bailer, riding lawn mower and the structure. The aircraft was destroyed, the outboard wing sections seperated from the wings upon the initial impact wiht the structure and the wing cener section seperated after impact with the hay bailer. The emmpenage/tail section of the aircraft seperated as the fuselage exited the North side of the structure and tumbled approximately 50' North of the structure. The rear seat mounts failed and the rear seat and passenger were ejected from the fuselage, the rear seat passenger sustained fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PIC STATED THAT HE DEAPRTED PRIVATE GRASS STRIP (54MI) TO THE SOUTH AND MADE A RIGHT TURN FOLLOWED BY A LEFT TURN TO POSITION FOR A "PHOTO PASS" ON THE RUNWAY, BUT DOES NOT RECALL ANYTHING AFTER THAT.

WITNESS STATEMENTS CONFIRMED DEPARTURE AND TURNS, THEN STATED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS BEING BLOWN EAST DUE TO WINDS OUT OF SOUTHWEST. WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS SOUTHEAST OF RUNWAY THEY SAW THE BANK ANGLE STEEPEN THEN SAW THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DROP.

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POLE BARN ALMOST WINGS LEVEL TRAVELING SOUTH TO NORTH, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO 2 FARM TRUCKS, A HAY BAILER, RIDING LAWN MOWER AND THE STRUCTURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, THE OUTBOARD WING SECTIONS SEPERATED FROM THE WINGS UPON THE INITIAL IMPACT WIHT THE STRUCTURE AND THE WING CENER SECTION SEPERATED AFTER IMPACT WITH THE HAY BAILER. THE EMMPENAGE/TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SEPERATED AS THE FUSELAGE EXITED THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE AND TUMBLED APPROXIMATELY 50' NORTH OF THE STRUCTURE. THE REAR SEAT MOUNTS FAILED AND THE REAR SEAT AND PASSENGER WERE EJECTED FROM THE FUSELAGE, THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

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 CEN12LA324Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPerry, MIThe pilot’s failure to maintain control while maneuvering at low altitude after takeoff, resulting in a collision with a barn.May 28, 2012 · Substantial damage