Accident North American T-28A Trojan N700H,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 136569
 
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Date:Saturday 23 June 1984
Time:15:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic T28 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American T-28A Trojan
Owner/operator:Air Training, Inc.
Registration: N700H
MSN: 159-156
Total airframe hrs:10 hours
Engine model:WRIGHT R-1820-86A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Loudon, Tennessee -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Knoxville Downtown Island Airport (KDKX/DKX)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ex-USAF 49-1644. Crashed near Loudon, Tennessee (Coordinates: 35°44′2″N 84°20′58″W)

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD BANG IN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE. IT LOST POWER AND STARTED EMITTING SMOKE. DURING A FORCED LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH 4 FENCES AND HIT A DITCH, AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. A FIRE, WHICH STARTED IN FLIGHT, DESTROYED THE COCKPIT AFTER THE 2 OCCUPANTS EXITED THE ACFT.

AN INSPECTION OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE FRONT CRANKCASE HOUSING HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE.

Sources:

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/t28registry/t28-491644.html
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/AccList.aspx?month=6&year=1984
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.logbookmag.com/databases/articles.asp?ID=90&CatID=43]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudon,_Tennessee

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Sep-2011 12:59 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ]
21-Dec-2016 19:26 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]

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