- Date
- April 21, 1984, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cypress, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N10605North American AT-6D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840421013879A
- Case key
- 21114
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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
The acft crashed while spinning after only a few minutes flt. The acft had just been flown by another plt for aprx 20 minutes just prior to the accident flt. This plt/owner said the acft operated in a trouble free manner. During the accident flt the plt made a high speed pass over the rwy after takeoff and pulled up in a steep climb. The acft then entered a spin to the right which ended in the crash with an intense ground fire that destroyed the acft. There were no mechanical malfunctions revealed and the physical examination of the plt showed no pre-accident impairments which would have interfered with the proper operation of the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10605
- Reported as
- North American AT-6D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 88-16873
- Engine
- P&W R1340AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James E. Neundorfer
- Registered owner
- A.P. Snyder
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 10, 1984
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
- 32
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,300 total · 190 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.