# Accident 20211024018849A: North American AT-6D, Liberty, SC, October 24, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2021, 15:45 local time
- Place: Liberty, SC
- Airport: Pickens County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8040° N, 82.7090° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8040&lon=-82.7090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3771M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3771M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6D (registry code 6400416, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6d) (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 AT-6D
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 23,109 total, 387 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211024018849A

## Narrative

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

N3771M GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT LQK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND LANDING GEAR.

## 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 ERA22LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA032), Oct 24, 2021: North American AT-6D (N3771M), Pickens, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with rocky terrain.

## Other reports on N3771M (1)

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

- [Accident 19870822047279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870822047279A), Aug 22, 1987: Namer AT6D (N3771M), Panama City, FL, Substantial damage. Suffered an internal blower failure. Force landed in a soft field and the aircraft nosed over.

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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