# Accident 20250517019499A: North American T-28B, Olivehurst, CA, May 17, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2025, 10:22 local time
- Place: Olivehurst, CA
- Airport: Yuba County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0847° N, 121.5863° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0847&lon=-121.5863&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28DE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28DE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-28B (registry code 6402506, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN T-28B
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1820-86
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,027 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250517019499A

## Narrative

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

AT APRROXIMATLEY 1022 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, MAY 17, 2025, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT ABOUT 1000 FEET AGL. WHILE ATTEMPTING A FLY-OVER FOR AN AVIATION EVENT AT MARYSVILLE AIRPORT (MYV). UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT THE PILOT PERFORMED AN OFF-FIELD EMERGENCY LANDING ONTO A DIRT ROAD ALONG THE FEATHER RIVER LEVEE. DURING THE LANDING THE WING STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE LEVEE AND SPUN THE AIRCRAFT, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 WPR25LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA159), May 17, 2025: North American T-28B (N28DE), Olivehurst, CA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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