# NTSB WPR25LA159: North American T-28B, N28DE, Olivehurst, CA, May 17, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: May 17, 2025, 10:22 local (17:22 UTC)
- Place: Olivehurst, CA
- Coordinates: 39.08472, -121.58625
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0847&lon=-121.5863&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 200179
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25LA159
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200179/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA159

## Preliminary report

On May 17, 2025, at 1022 Pacific daylight time, a North American T-28B, N28DE, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Marysville, California. The pilot and passenger were seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the operator, the airplane departed Yuba County Airport (MYV), Olivehurst, California, to perform a flyover at MYV for their organization. During the flight the engine began surging. The pilot started to return to the airport before electing to land on a nearby dirt road. During landing a wing struck a berm and spun the airplane around, substantially damaging the wings and fuselage. The wreckage was retained for examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [North American T-28B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=6402506), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28DE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28DE), registered now, S/N 138275 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN T-28B
- Registry model: [North American T-28B](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28b) (registry code 6402506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 138275
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Hmong Memorial Foundation
- Registered owner: Hmong Memorial Foundation
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: MYV, Yuba County

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 74 °F, dew point 49 °F
- Altimeter: 29.82 inHg
- Observed at: SAC, 27 nm away
- METAR: 10:53 AM	74 °F	49 °F	41 %	N	6 mph	18 mph	29.82 in	0.0 in	Fair

## 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 20250517019499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250517019499A), May 17, 2025: North American T-28B, Olivehurst, CA, Substantial damage. At aprroximatley 1022 pacific daylight time, may 17, 2025, the aircraft experienced a loss of engine power at about 1000 feet AGL. While attempting a fly-over…

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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