# Accident 20170702009869A: North American T-28A, Moorhead, MN, July 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2017, 18:03 local time
- Place: Moorhead, MN
- Airport: Moorhead Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0000° N, 96.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0000&lon=-96.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9103F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9103F-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-28A (registry code 6402504, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN T-28A
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1820 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 828 total, 63 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170702009869A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED FARGO (KFAR) FOR PELICAN RAPIDS, MN AT APPROXIMATELY 1803 CDT FROM RUNWAY 31 AND CLIMBED TO 1800 FEET MSL. (900 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL))  SHORTLY AFTER REACHING 900 AGL, THE PILOT RADIOED FARGO APPROACH AND ADVISED HE WAS LANDING AT MOORHEAD (JKJ).  HE DID NOT REPORT ANY ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT AT THIS TIME.  THE PILOT WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE TO LAND AT JKJ AND WAS ASKED IF HE NEEDED ASSISTANCE TO WHICH HE REPLIED, ?NO?.  THE CONTROLLER ADVISED FREQUENCY CHANGE APPROVED AND WAS ASKED TO SQUAWK VFR.  THERE WAS NO REPLY FROM THE PILOT.  THE CONTROLLER ADVISED THE PILOT OF RADAR SERVICE TERMINATED, AGAIN WITH NO REPLY.  RADAR SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT IN A CONTROLLED DESCENT ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING TOWARDS JKJ.  THE DISTANCE FROM 900 AGL TO IMPACT IS APPROXIMATELY 7.5 STATUTE MILES. THE IMPACT SITE IS .5 MILES FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 12 AT JKJ.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED FOR LANDING AND PILOT MADE NO DISTRESS CALLS.

SEVERAL WITNESSES HAD HEARD THE ENGINE RUNNING BEFORE IMPACT.

THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS KILLED.

## 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 CEN17LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA250), Jul 2, 2017: North American T-28A (N9103F), Moorhead, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Controlled descent into terrain due to engine issues, the reason for which could not be determined because examination of the engine revealed no evidence of malfunctions or failures that would have…

## Other reports on N9103F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160329002279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160329002279I), Mar 29, 2016: North American T-28A (N9103F), Fargo, ND, Minor damage. On 3/29/2016, at approximately 11:40 am, the aircraft was en-route to FAR as a flight of three aircraft. Upon arrival at FAR, this aircraft was number three…

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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