# NTSB DEN87LA222: North American AT-6C, N7058C, Colorado Spring, CO, August 15, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 15, 1987, 12:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Location: 38.8058° N, 104.7008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (COS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8058&lon=-104.7008&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 17300
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN87LA222
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/17300/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA222

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTS THAT HE ACCEPTED A TAILWIND FOR HIS LANDING AND GROUND-LOOPED DURING THE ROLL OUT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7058C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7058C), registered now, S/N 27352 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN AT-6C
- Registry model: [North American SNJ-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-4) (registry code 6400414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 27352
- Airframe hours: 3576
- Engines: P&W R1340AN1 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Robert Hrebek, doing business as Cherokee Corporation
- Registered owner: Cherokee Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 11, 1987, 10 hours before
- Airport: COS, Colorado Springs Muni., runway 21, 8,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: rear; toxicology performed; flight hours: 8,355 total, 25 in this make and model, 8,315 as pilot in command, 46 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 50° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870815045789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870815045789A), Aug 15, 1987: Namer AT6C, Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. The aircraft ground looped and departed the runway on landing. The pilot was attempting a downwind landing.

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.

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