# Accident 20160517009989A: North American AT-6, Mesa, AZ, May 17, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2016, 18:40 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3198G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3198G-2019-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6 (registry code 6400402, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6) (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 AT-6
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160517009989A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1840 LOCAL, N3198G, A NORTH AMERICAN AT-6 DEPARTED FFZ, RUNWAY 22L ON A 14 CFR SECTION 91.147 COMMERCIAL AIR TOUR OPERATION FLIGHT. THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT WAS ONE OF A FLIGHT OF TWO (THE TRAILING AIRCRAFT). SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE AND JUST OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF  RUNWAY 22L, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT AND CRASHED ONTO GREENFIELD ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE AND BOTH OCCUPANTS SUFFERED 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 WPR16FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA112), May 18, 2016: North American AT 6 (N3198G), Mesa, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to return to the departure airport due to an unspecified in-flight emergency for reasons that could not be determined during a postaccident examination of the airplane.

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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