# Incident 20181011024549I: North American T-28A, Rochelle, IL, October 11, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2018, 13:16 local time
- Place: Rochelle, IL
- Airport: Rochelle Municipal Airport-Koritz F
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8926° N, 89.0796° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROCHELLE MUNI/KORITZ FLD (RPJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8926&lon=-89.0796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N272NA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N272NA-2025-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-28A (registry code 6402504, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1300 series (registry code 67060, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN T-28A
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 110 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181011024549I

## Narrative

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

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 20010921027989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010921027989I), Sep 21, 2001: Namer T28A (N272NA), Blackburn, OK, Minor damage. (-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…

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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