- Date
- May 6, 1978
- Place
- Huntsville, AL · HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3314GHamilton T-28A
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780506023289A
- Case key
- 141999
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1432 78/5/6 NR.HUNTSVILLE,AL HAMILTON T-28A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 6000 TIME - 1330 N3314G PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUNTSVILLE,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- LEFT WING AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SEPARATED.NO ACROBATIC MANEUVERS APPROVED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3314G
- Reported as
- Hamilton T-28A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3314GRegistration cancelled May 6, 1978 · Hamilton T-28R-2Airframe modelHamilton T-28R-2Engine modelWright R-1820-66
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.