- Date
- January 2, 1983, 14:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Genoa City, WI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3168GNorth American T-6G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830102000089A
- Case key
- 11969
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Analysis
Prior to the accident the acft flew over the arpt at tree-top level with the gear retracted. The acft then landed. After spending about 15 min on the ground the plts took off to the west. The gear was retracted immediately after takeoff & the acft remained between tree-top level & 500 ft AGL executing steep banks. A witness described the second steep bank as though the plt was executing a barrel roll. The acft never recovered from the bank & descended rapidly to the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3168G
- Reported as
- North American T-6G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 493258
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-1, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David Fain
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 22, 1982
- Destination
- PWK · Palwaukee, IL
- Airport
- 64C · Vincent, runway 27, 2,100 × 150 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 15,415 total · 20 in this make and model · 8,448 as pilot in command · 284 in the last 90 days · 73 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKE, 35 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.