# Accident 20120528008909A: North American T-6G, Morrice, MI, May 28, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2012, 13:45 local time
- Place: Morrice, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8053° N, 84.2383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8053&lon=-84.2383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3753G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3753G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-6G (registry code 6400432, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-6g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN T-6G
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 25,556 total, 75 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120528008909A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA324), May 28, 2012: North American T-6G (N3753G), Perry, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control while maneuvering at low altitude after takeoff, resulting in a collision with a barn.

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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