# Accident 20250811012569A: North American T-28B, Monitcello, IA, August 11, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2025, 14:47 local time
- Place: Monitcello, IA
- Airport: Monticello Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2370° N, 91.1829° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2370&lon=-91.1829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28XT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28XT) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 11,550 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250811012569A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC25FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25FA086), Aug 11, 2025: North American T-28B (N28XT), Monticello, IA, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N28XT (1)

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

- [Incident 19901201064989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901201064989I), Dec 1, 1990: Namer T28B (N28XT), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. Engine lost power on climb. Unable to make runway. Landed short of taxiway. Veered into light and exit sign.

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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