Accident North American T-28B N114DH, Tuesday 10 December 2002
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Date:Tuesday 10 December 2002
Time:13:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic T28 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American T-28B
Owner/operator:Eberhard Engel
Registration: N114DH
MSN: 138357
Engine model:Wright R-1820
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Glenwood, Minnesota -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Glenwood, MN (GHW)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The experimental exhibition airplane was destroyed during an in-flight impact with terrain. The airplane was observed maneuvering in a series of 90-degree bank turns about 500 feet agl before it impacted terrain. The wreckage path extended about 2,900 feet through a wooded area, a plowed field, and a pasture. Inspection of the airplane revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: The altitude/clearance not maintained by the pilot-in-command. The low altitude maneuvering by the pilot-in-command was a contributing factor.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI03LA036
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20021213X05605&key=1
FAA register: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20021213X05605&key=1
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/t28registry/t28-138357.html
http://www.planecrashmap.com/plane/mn/N114DH
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=114DH
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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Oct-2008 00:45 ASN archive Added
20-Sep-2011 14:27 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
21-Dec-2016 19:24 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ]
09-Dec-2017 18:02 ASN Update Bot Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ]

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