# Fatal NTSB investigations: North American T-28B

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ANC25FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25FA086.md): North American T-28B · Monticello, IA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Aug 11, 2025 · N28XT · Substantial damage
  > On August 11, 2025, about 1505 Central daylight time, a North American T-28B airplane, N28XT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Monticello, Iowa. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…
- [NTSB WPR22FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA265.md): North American T-28B · Fallbrook, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 23, 2022 · N787AS · Substantial damage
  > A loss of power due to an unmaintained carburetor diaphragm and inoperative electric fuel pump that resulted in fuel starvation to the engine.
- [NTSB WPR19FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA095.md): North American T28 · Compton, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 14, 2019 · N5440F · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > The failure of the T-28 pilot to see and avoid the Cessna while landing with reduced visibility due to sun glare, which resulted in a collision on the runway. Contributing to the accident was his failure to use the airport's common traffic advisory frequency…
- [NTSB CEN19WA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19WA096.md): North American T28 · Escuintla, Guatemala · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Mar 10, 2019 · N55500 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA04LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA092.md): North American T-28B · Wesley Chapel, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 2004 · N261FM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to verify security of the left engine cowling and its subsequent separation in-flight and collision with the vertical stabilizer resulting in the loss of aircraft control.
- [NTSB CHI03LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA036.md): North American T-28B · Glenwood, MN · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 10, 2002 · N114DH · Destroyed
  > The altitude/clearance not maintained by the pilot-in-command. The low altitude maneuvering by the pilot-in-command was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB FTW02FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA112.md): North American T-28B · Uvalde, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 2002 · N13RW · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX99FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA102.md): North American T-28B · Joshua Tree, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 4, 1999 · N628B · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to attempt flight into an area of known adverse weather and the subsequent inadvertent VFR flight into IFR conditions resulting in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB MIA97LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA028.md): North American T28B · Somerville, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 1996 · N3178U · Destroyed
  > the pilot misjudged his altitude/clearance above trees on terrain that was higher than the surrounding terrain, while performing an aerobatic maneuver.
- [NTSB FTW95FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA278.md): North American T-28B · Ramah, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1995 · N28TP · Destroyed
  > The aircrew allowed the airplane's design stress limits to be exceeded.
- [NTSB LAX84FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA220.md): North American T-28B · Rialto, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 1984 · N14110 · Destroyed
  > Plt was authorized by acft owner to test fly the acft around the traffic pattern with a local FBO owner on board. Plt made 3 flts, last of which culminated in the accident. On the first and third flts, unauthorized passengers were on board. FBO owner stated…
- [NTSB DEN75FTE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE31.md): N.American T-28A · Aurora, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 4, 1974 · N14119 · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('6402506'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=6402506

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