# Accident 20190620007639A: North American T-28B, Hollister, CA, June 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2019, 07:40 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8933° N, 121.4103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8933&lon=-121.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28CU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28CU) (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 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,654 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA426) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190620007639A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 31 WHEN APPROXIMATELY 200? AGL THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT, HE BEGAN A TURN TO DOWNWIND, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN FOR A FEW SECOND THEN QUIT AGAIN.  HE BELIEVED HE ACHIEVED APPROXIMATELY 300FT AGL ALTITUDE MAXIMUM.  THE PILOT STATED HE CHECKED THE THROTTLE FORWARD AND MIXTURE TO RICH, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART AND THE LANDING GEAR UP. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A SOFT FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 ? 1.5NM NW OF HOLLISTER AIRPORT.

## 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 GAA19CA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA426), Jun 20, 2019: North American T28 (N28CU), Hollister, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.

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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