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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · North American T-28A · Rochelle, IL · October 11, 2018

Date: October 11, 2018 · 13:16 local
Place: Rochelle, IL
Airport: Rochelle Municipal Airport-Koritz F
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N272NA
Reported as: North American T-28A
Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1300 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 23,000 total110 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N272NARegistration cancelled Aug 11, 2025 · North American T-28AS/N 50-272 · Built 1950 Airframe modelNorth American T-28A Engine modelWright R-1300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

N272NA departed tulsa, ok riverside airport (krvs) for greenwood wonder lake, IL galt airport (10C). N272NA began its decent from 9,500 feet mean sea level (MSL) near the Rochelle, IL area when the engine lost power and stopped turning. The pilot in command (PIC) realizing they would be unable reach Rochelle municipal airport- Koritz field (krpj), landed the aircraft uneventfully in a harvested corn field about 3 miles North east of (krpj), with no damage. The fuel quantity gauge indicated ¼ full or approximately 44 gallons remaining and the low fuel annunciator was unlit however mechanics determined there was no fuel in the tanks when they removed the outer wings for towing. At (krpj) fuel was added and the engine started and continued to run.

As the FAA filed it

N272NA DEPARTED TULSA, OK RIVERSIDE AIRPORT (KRVS) FOR GREENWOOD WONDER LAKE, IL GALT AIRPORT (10C). N272NA BEGAN ITS DECENT FROM 9,500 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) NEAR THE ROCHELLE, IL AREA WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND STOPPED TURNING. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) REALIZING THEY WOULD BE UNABLE REACH ROCHELLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT- KORITZ FIELD (KRPJ), LANDED THE AIRCRAFT UNEVENTFULLY IN A HARVESTED CORN FIELD ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH EAST OF (KRPJ), WITH NO DAMAGE. THE FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE INDICATED ¼ FULL OR APPROXIMATELY 44 GALLONS REMAINING AND THE LOW FUEL ANNUNCIATOR WAS UNLIT HOWEVER MECHANICS DETERMINED THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE TANKS WHEN THEY REMOVED THE OUTER WINGS FOR TOWING. AT (KRPJ) FUEL WAS ADDED AND THE ENGINE STARTED AND CONTINUED TO RUN.

Other reports on N272NA · 1

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

Incident 20010921027989IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Blackburn, OK(-23) On 09/21/2001, Mr. Bliss and one passenger departed rvs enroute to pnc, at approx 12:30 CST in the area of Blackburn, OK, while at approx 3000 ft. MSL the pilot heard a loud bang and the eng seized and the prop departed the acft. The pilot executed a…Sep 21, 2001 · Minor damage