# Accident 20210804017289A: North American T-6G, Starkville, MS, August 4, 2021 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 4, 2021, 15:25 local time - Place: Starkville, MS - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Unknown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.5153° N, 88.6894° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5153&lon=-88.6894&mi=10 - Aircraft: N7197C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7197C-2022-05-09) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: North American T-6G (registry code 6400432, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-6g) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN T-6G - Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 2 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21FA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA355) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210804017289A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 8/04/2021 2100Z 1600CST, EVENT ID: 676574, A NORTH AMERICAN T-6G, N7197C, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED WOODED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SOUTHWEST, (LAT: 33.30?56?N LON: 88.41?43?W) OF MCCHAREN FIELD AIRPORT (M83) IN STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WAS REPORTED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PLANNED LOCAL FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED FROM MCCHAREN FIELD AIRPORT (M83) IN WEST POINT, MS. 8/05/2021 - PERSONNEL FROM THIS OFFICE PERFORMED AN ONSITE EXAMINATION. AN APPROXIMATE 50-FOOT DEBRIS PATH WAS OBSERVED WITH THE AIRCRAFT POINTED IN A NORTHEAST DIRECTION. THE DEBRIS PATH DID NOT HAVE ANY EVIDENCE OF CUT TREE OR BRANCHES AT A DESCENDING ANGLE AND ENDED WITH THE MAIN WRECKAGE. THERE WAS NOT ANY EVIDENCE OF FUEL. THE MAIN WRECKAGE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT, THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER REMAINED ATTACHED. BOTH WINGS EXHIBITED DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGES AND FUEL TANKS WITH THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED AND THE LEFT WING PARTIALLY SEPARATED. ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS BENT AND THE SECOND BLADE WAS STRAIGHT CONSISTENT WITH THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING POWER. 8/06/2021 - THE COCKPIT AREA WAS CONTAMINATED WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIAL THAT PROVIDED FARTHER INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE. 8/10/2021 ? PERSONNEL FROM THIS OFFICE RECEIVED INFORMATION THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS RECOVERED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR FARTHER INSPECTION ? CONTACT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 8/11/2021 ? PERSONNEL FROM THIS OFFICE RECEIVED PLOTS FROM THE ASSIGNED NTSB INSPECTOR OF CAFB RADAR RETURNS THAT SHOW THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WITH AN ALTITUDE AS LOW AS 500 FT. MSL AND A GROUND SPEED AS SLOW AS 24 KTS. 9/15/2021 ? PERSONNEL FROM THIS OFFICE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE ASSIGNED NTSB INSPECTOR NOTES AND WITNESS VIDEOS FROM A WITNESS OF THE FLY OVER OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT VERIFYING THE WITNESS STATEMENT OF 9/13/2021. THE NOTES STATED, ?THE WITNESS WAS FACING THE WEST. LOW OVER THE TRESS, MADE 3 PASSES. FIRST ONE WAS VERY LOW, SECOND ONE HE TRIED THE SMOKE, BROWN PUFF, THEN ON THE THIRD PASS IT WORKED, SMOKE WAS ON. BOYFRIEND WAS THERE, TOOK VIDEO AND SNAP CHAT, THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN DOING A LOOP?. 9/23/2021 ? PERSONNEL FROM THIS OFFICE MADE CONTACT WITH PERSONNEL WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED EVERY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. AS OF 9/23/2021 ? NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ## 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 CEN21FA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA355), Aug 4, 2021: North American T-6G (N7197C), Starkville, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering at low altitude. ## Other reports on N7197C (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20021117030649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021117030649A), Nov 17, 2002: Namer T6G (N7197C), Elbert, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Approach to runway 12 normal, winds 210 at 10 knots. Standard three point landing, with left rudder and normal stick backpressure. Aircraft suddenly… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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