# NTSB LAX82FVA13: Beech T-34B, N1410Z, Lemoore, CA, February 28, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: February 27, 1982, 16:43 local (Feb 28, 1982, 00:43 UTC)
- Place: Lemoore, CA
- Coordinates: 36.290397, -119.819107 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2904&lon=-119.8191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71412
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FVA13
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71412/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVA13

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE T-34 PILOT ENTERED A DOWNWIND BEHIND A CESSNA 150 AIRCRAFT. WHEN THE T-34 PILOT WAS ABEAM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 32R, HE WAS CLEARED FOR A TOUCH AND GO. BY THIS TIME, THE CESSNA 150 WAS ON THE RUNWAY. THE CESSNA PILOT REQUESTED A 180 DEGREE TURN TO TAXI BACK TO THE TAXIWAY, WHICH THE TOWER APPROVED. THE TOWER THEN ADVISED THE T-34 PILOT TO EXPECT A GO-AROUND. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE T-34 PILOT ASKED THE TOWER TO "SAY AGAIN", AND HE WAS CLEARED TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED "ROGER, THAT." SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WHILE TURNING FROM BASE TO FINAL, THE T-34 WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER A SPIN AND CRASH. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO PRECRASH MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1410Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1410Z-1983-11-23), registration cancelled 1983-11-23, S/N BG-287 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T-34B
- Registry model: [Beech D-45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45) (registry code 1152012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: BG-287
- Airframe hours: 4760
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470 265 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: U.S. Navy
- Registered owner: U.S. Navy
- Departed: FRESNO, CA
- Destination: NAS LEMOORE, CA
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: Nas Lemoore, runway 32R, 13,500 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 205 total, 19 in this make and model, 100 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 30° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 151 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: NAS

## 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 19820227000939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820227000939A), Feb 27, 1982: Beech T34B, Leemoore, CA, Destroyed. Stalled and spun in on base leg. May have slowed due to traffic on runway. Pilot low skill level and misjudgement.

## Other investigations on N1410Z (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK72DVA54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVA54), Mar 12, 1972: Beech T-34B (N1410Z), Hanford, CA, substantial damage

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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