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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · North American AT-6C · Buckley, WA · June 4, 2014

Date: June 4, 2014 · 16:55 local
Place: Buckley, WA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N13372
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR14FA226
Reported as: North American AT-6C
Reported engine: Pratt And Whitney R-1340
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 26,250 total

N13372Registered now · North American AT-6CS/N 88-13372 · Built 1956 Airframe modelNorth American AT-6C

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed cawley south prairie airport with the aircraft seller and purchaser for the purpose of a checkout flight of the newly purchased aircraft. Shortly after takeoff it was reported by witnesses, that the aircraft began to make sputtering sounds, backfiring could be heard, the engine would quit, and then restart through out the remaining phase of flight. The pilots made a turn toward the departure airport and impacted terrain approximately 1.22 NM from the departure airport.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CAWLEY SOUTH PRAIRIE AIRPORT WITH THE AIRCRAFT SELLER AND PURCHASER FOR THE PURPOSE OF A CHECKOUT FLIGHT OF THE NEWLY PURCHASED AIRCRAFT. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF IT WAS REPORTED BY WITNESSES, THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO MAKE SPUTTERING SOUNDS, BACKFIRING COULD BE HEARD, THE ENGINE WOULD QUIT, AND THEN RESTART THROUGH OUT THE REMAINING PHASE OF FLIGHT. THE PILOTS MADE A TURN TOWARD THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 1.22 NM FROM THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT.

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 WPR14FA226Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBuckley, WAThe loss of engine power during takeoff initial climb for reasons that could not be determined during a postaccident examination of the airplane.Jun 4, 2014 · Substantial damage