# Accident 20160923015889A: North American T-28C, Greenwood, MS, September 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2016, 16:40 local time
- Place: Greenwood, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4942° N, 90.1794° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4942&lon=-90.1794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N526D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N526D-2021-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-28C (registry code 6402507, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820-86 (registry code 67200, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-86) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN T-28C
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1820-86
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160923015889A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYIGN AT 1200' AGL WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH.  THE ENGINE APPEARED TO GET BETTER THEN ROUGH AGAIN.  HE STARTED LOOKING FOR A LANDING SPOT, THEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT.  HE NOTIFIED GREENWOOD TOWER AND STATED HIS PROBLEM AND LOCATION. HE CHECKED HIS HARNESS, TURNED OFF THE MASTER SWITCH AND LANDED GEAR UP IN A BEAN FIELD.  THE ENGINE WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE HIT A DITCH THE ENGINE ROLLED UNDER THE AIRFRAME WITH THE PROPELLOR CUTTING INTO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED HE WAS NOT INJURED AT ALL.

## 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 ERA16LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA328), Sep 23, 2016: North American T28 (N526D), Greenwood, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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