Accident North American T-28B Trojan N28DE, Saturday 17 May 2025
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Date:Saturday 17 May 2025
Time:10:22
Type:Silhouette image of generic T28 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American T-28B Trojan
Owner/operator:Hmong Memorial Foundation
Registration: N28DE
MSN: 200-346
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:near Yuba County Airport (MYV/KMYV), Marysville, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Marysville-Yuba County Airport, CA (MYV/KMYV)
Destination airport:Marysville-Yuba County Airport, CA (MYV/KMYV)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
On May 17, 2025, at 1022 Pacific daylight time, a North American T-28B, N28DE, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Marysville, California. The pilot and passenger were seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.

According to the operator, the airplane departed Yuba County Airport (MYV), Olivehurst, California, to perform a flyover at MYV for their organization. During the flight the engine began surging. The pilot started to return to the airport before electing to land on a nearby dirt road. During landing a wing struck a berm and spun the airplane around, substantially damaging the wings and fuselage.

The wreckage was retained for examination.

METAR:

KMYV 171753Z AUTO 11007KT 10SM CLR 20/10 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP116 T02000100 10206 20133 51016
KMYV 171653Z AUTO 15010KT 10SM CLR 18/10 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP115 T01830100

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: 
Status: Preliminary report
Duration:
Download report: Preliminary report

Sources:

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/plane-crash-reported-near-yuba-county-airport-in-marysville-faa-says/103-76ed7ec5-6b2a-44d7-8892-267afff62ace
https://www.kcra.com/article/small-plane-crashes-yuba-county-faa-says/64801414

NTSB
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a2cbf2&lat=39.084&lon=-121.570&zoom=13.3&showTrace=2025-05-17&trackLabels&labelsGeom

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-May-2025 05:29 nhofmann54 Added
19-May-2025 05:35 ASN Updated [Source, Embed code, ]
12-Jun-2025 20:35 Captain Adam Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ]

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