- Date
- March 24, 1973
- Place
- Gorst, WA · GORST, WA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N2800NN.American T-28A
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730324006389A
- Case key
- 169866
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0418 73/3/24 GORST,WASH N.AMERICAN T-28A CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 35, UNK/NR TIME - 1310 N2800N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KITSAP CNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEATTLE,WASH UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NO RECORD FOUND OF PLT HAVING FLOWN T-28 ACFT PRIOR TO DAY OF ACCIDENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2800N
- Reported as
- N.American T-28A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kitsap Cnty
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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.