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Date: | Saturday 23 November 1985 |
Time: | 09:28 |
Type: | North American T-28A |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N9867C |
MSN: | 159-181 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2200 hours |
Engine model: | WRIGHT R-1300-1B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Lantana, Florida -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Lantana, FL (LNA) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Ex-USAF T-28A 49-1669
THE PILOT/MECHANIC HAD RECENTLY RE-INSTALLED A REBUILT ENGINE IN THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED A VERY SHORT RUN-UP PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE MADE POPPING NOISES AND WAS BELCHING BLACK SMOKE DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT
BECAME AIRBORNE AND MUSHED AROUND A LEFT 180 DEGREE TURN BEFORE CRASHING IN A SWAMPY AREA AT THE AIRPORT EDGE. EXAMINATION OF THE IGNITION HARNESS AND SPARK PLUGS REVEALED THAT A 7 MM HARNESS WAS INSTALLED UTILIZING 5 MM SPARKPLUG CONNECTORS. SIX SPARKPLUGS EXHIBITED EVIDENCE OF FLASHOVER IN THE SPARKPLUG CONNECTOR WELLS. THIS CAUSED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS OF THE TOTAL REQUIRED POWER AVAILABLE AND NECESSARY FOR FLIGHT.
Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X38277 http://www.myaviation.net/search/search.php?view=®nr=N9867C
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http://www.warbirdregistry.org/t28registry/t28-491669.html
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
19-Sep-2011 13:13 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
19-Sep-2011 13:13 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
21-Dec-2016 19:23 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |