- Date
- August 11, 1990, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Locust Grove, GA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9871CNorth American T-6G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900811033129A
- Case key
- 8147
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain aircraft control during maneuvering flight, allowing the airplane to stall without sufficient altitude for recovery.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Shortly after takeoff, witnesses reported that the airplane entered a steep, nose high, left turn. One witness stated that he (the pilot) 'honked it up' and 'really yanked it back'. When the airplane was about 300 to 400 feet AGL, the wings leveled, 'wagged', and the airplane then rolled into the terrain in a steep, nose low attitude. Reportedly, the airplane had been topped with fuel prior to takeoff. All witnesses stated that the engine was running all the way to ground impact. An examination of the wreckage did not reveal evidence of mechanical malfunction or failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9871C
- Reported as
- North American T-6G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 49-3030A
- Airframe hours
- 6,051
- Engine
- P&W 1340, 660 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Zack B. Hinton, Jr.
- Airport
- GA04 · Mallard'S Landing, runway 7, 2,800 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 7,610 total · 500 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATL, 320 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9871C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.