# Accident 20190809013639A: North American T-28A, Ontario, OR, August 9, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2019, 05:00 local time
- Place: Ontario, OR
- Airport: Ontario Municipal Ap
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0258° N, 117.0283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0258&lon=-117.0283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9862C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9862C-2022-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-28A (registry code 6402504, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C9GC&D series (registry code 67027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9gc-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN T-28A
- Reported engine: WRIGHT C9GC&D SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190809013639A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS MAKING SEVERAL LOW LEVEL PASSES DOWN THE RUNWAY. ON THE LAST PASS DOWN RUNWAY 33 THE GEAR WAS DOWN. PILOT MADE A LEFT TURN AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT OR LOSS POWER. PILOT STRAIGHTENED THE AIRCRAFT HEADING NORTH WEST ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A PASTURE. AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND RIGHT WING LOW AND ROTATED TO THE RIGHT. RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. PROPELLER AND THE GEAR REDUCTION BOX SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A SLIGHT NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE WITH RIGHT WING SLIGHTLY LOW. GROUND SIGNATURES INDICATE AN EXTREME VERTICAL DECENT.

## 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 WPR19FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA215), Aug 9, 2019: North American T28A (N9862C), Ontario, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the improperly adjusted carburetor idle valve.

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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