# NTSB SEA73AS026: N.American T-28A, N2800N, Gorst, WA, March 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1973
- Place: Gorst, WA · GORST, WA
- Location: 47.5245° N, 122.7043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gorst, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5245&lon=-122.7043&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73AS026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS026

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2800N-1973-06-26), registration cancelled 1973-06-26, S/N 50-258 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: N.AMERICAN T-28A
- Registry model: [North American T-28A](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28a) (registry code 6402504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kitsap Cnty

## 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 19730324006389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730324006389A), Mar 24, 1973: Namer T28A, Gorst, WA, Destroyed. No record found of plt having flown T-28 acft prior to day of accident.

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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