ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266373
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 August 2021 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: |  North American T-6G Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7197C |
| MSN: | 49-2897/168-1 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Engine model: | P&W R1340 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Osborn, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | McCharen Field Airport (M83), MS |
| Starkville, MS | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On August 4, 2021, about 1520 central daylight time, a North American T6G airplane, N7197C, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Starkville, Mississippi. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot was conducting a series of low-level maneuvers when the accident occurred. The airplane subsequently impacted trees and terrain. A postaccident examination revealed no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Although ethanol was detected in the pilot’s cavity blood, no ethanol was detected in the pilot’s vitreous specimens. Because vitreous specimens are generally less susceptible to contamination and postmortem microbial ethanol production than other specimen types, the absence of detectable ethanol in the pilot’s vitreous specimens indicated that the detected ethanol in the pilot’s cavity blood was likely from sources other than consumption and was thus not a factor in the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering at low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://cdispatch.com/news/2021-08-05/local-businessman-grandson-die-in-plane-crash/
https://www.wtva.com/content/news/Plane-crashed-in-Oktibbeha-County--575023661.html
https://www.wcbi.com/two-people-are-dead-after-a-plane-crash-in-oktibbeha-county/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=7197C
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/3636973-144562043a4d4260706a35241f531cc885e71c41/aircrafttype/T6
Location
Images:
Photos: NTSB
Media:
NTSB is investigating the August 4, 2021, crash of a North American T-6G airplane near Starkville, Mississippi.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) August 4, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2021 00:17 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 05-Aug-2021 02:26 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code] |
| 05-Aug-2021 05:25 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2021 05:29 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2021 06:48 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Nature, Source, Embed code, Damage] |
| 06-Aug-2021 14:51 | UpliftMofo | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2021 21:04 | Captain Adam | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2021 07:57 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
| 11-Aug-2021 05:37 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 18-Aug-2021 06:28 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 12-Oct-2021 21:27 | Captain Adam | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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