20250811012569A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · North American T-28B · Monitcello, IA · August 11, 2025

Date
August 11, 2025 · 14:47 local
Place
Monitcello, IA
Airport
Monticello Regional
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N28XT
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC25FA086
Reported as
North American T-28B
Reported engine
WRIGHT R-1820 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
11,550 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported propeller governor failure followed by engine failure resulted in unsuccessful landing in bean field.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED PROPELLER GOVERNOR FAILURE FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN UNSUCCESSFUL LANDING IN BEAN FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N28XT · 1

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