# Accident 20230708009409A: North American AT-6G, La Grande, OR, July 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2023, 17:33 local time
- Place: La Grande, OR
- Airport: La Grande
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2891° N, 118.0061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2891&lon=-118.0061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92761, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92761-2024-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6G (registry code 6400434, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-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 AT-6G
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230708009409A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 8TH 2023 LA GRANDE, OR (LGD): AT-6G, JSY-UAO, WHILE EN ROUTE TO UAO THE PILOT INTENDED TO MAKE A STOP AT MINAM LODGE (PRIVATE STRIP) BUT STRUCK A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING WHILE ON APPROACH. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN POWER AND CONTROL AND DIVERTED TO LGD. THE LEFT GEAR DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 12 ON THE RIGHT GEAR AND TAILWHEEL. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED ON LANDING THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS/DIRT. NO INJURIES AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE WAS DENIED THE RESULTING DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 WPR23LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA261), Jul 8, 2023: North American AT-6G (N92761), La Grande, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during an airstrip overfly, which resulted in impact damage to the left wing.

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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