Date:	Saturday 8 June 1991
Time:	13:45 LT
Type:	North American T-28B
Owner/operator:	John D. Castellucci
Registration:	N993CA
MSN:	174-635
Engine model:	Lycoming R-1820-86B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Hollister, California -   United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Santa Monica, CA
Destination airport:	Winters, CA (2Q3)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
DURING A PERSONAL FLIGHT THE PILOT REPORTED ENCOUNTERING A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE, THE PILOT BELIEVED HIS BEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO BAIL OUT. THE BAIL OUT WAS SUCCESSFUL AND THE AIRPLANE CRASHED AND BURNED INTO THE UNDERLYING HILLY TERRAIN.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL BAILING OUT OF HIS AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE RELATED TO THE POSSIBLE ONSET OF A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE.

NTSB LAX91LA253
FAA register: https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X17304&key=1
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/t28registry/t28-517782.html
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.logbookmag.com/databases/articles.asp?ID=98&CatID=43]
http://www.1af.acc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-100208-032.pdf

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
19-Sep-2011 13:51	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ]
21-Dec-2016 19:26	ASN Update Bot	Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
21-Apr-2024 05:56	ASN Update Bot	Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report]