# Accident 20180823015289A: North American T-28B, Blaine, MN, August 23, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2018, 11:06 local time
- Place: Blaine, MN
- Airport: Anoka County/Blaine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1450° N, 93.2103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1450&lon=-93.2103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215SF-2021-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-28B (registry code 6402506, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28b) (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-28B
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1820
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 332 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180823015289A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A LEFT BASE TO RUNWAY 18 AND CRASHED 300 FEET SHORT OF THE  RUNWAY.

PILOT MADE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE CONTROL TOWER AND REPORTED THE OVERHEAD APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 18.

WHILE IN THE FINAL TURN, HE REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

THE PILOT IS CURRENTLY IN STABLE CONDITION BUT IS UNCONSCIOUS.

## 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 CEN18LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA349), Aug 23, 2018: North American T-28B (N215SF), Minneapolis, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: The fire during approach for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in impact with terrain during approach for a precautionary landing.

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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