# Accident 20220723021579A: North American T-28B, Fallbrook, CA, July 23, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2022, 13:30 local time
- Place: Fallbrook, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3482° N, 117.2517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3482&lon=-117.2517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787AS-2023-02-14) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220723021579A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 23, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:30 LOCAL TIME^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A T-28B, ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM FALLBROOK (L18) AIRPORT.  IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTAION, APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET IN THE AIR, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND CRASH LANDED IN THE NURSER OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 18.  THE PILOT SUBSTAINED SERIUOUS INJURIES AND THE REAR PASSANGER WAS FATALY INJURED. NO CAUSE HAS YET BEEN DETERMINED FOR WHY THE ENGINE FAILED. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMMENDED ONCE NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 WPR22FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA265), Jul 23, 2022: North American T-28B (N787AS), Fallbrook, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of power due to an unmaintained carburetor diaphragm and inoperative electric fuel pump that resulted in fuel starvation to the engine.

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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