ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196478
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| Date: | Sunday 2 July 2017 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  North American T-28A Trojan |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9103F |
| MSN: | 51-7606 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Engine model: | Wright R-1820 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | W of Moorhead Municipal Airport, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fargo, ND (KFAR) |
| Pelican Rapids, MN (47Y) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot took off in the airplane for a cross-country personal flight. Shortly after reaching 1,800 ft mean sea level (msl), the pilot contacted the departure controller and said he was diverting to another nearby airport. He did not provide a reason for the diversion nor did he declare an emergency, and when asked if he needed assistance, he replied “no.” Subsequently, the controller told the pilot that a frequency change was approved and that radar services were terminated; however, no further communications were received from the pilot.
Radar data showed the airplane in a controlled descent on a southerly heading toward the diversion airport. The descent distance from 1,800 ft msl to the point of impact was 7.5 miles, for an average descent rate of 120 ft per mile. One witness reported that he saw the airplane fly over him and that it was “obviously in distress” and making a “terrible racket.” One witness said the engine was “popping,” and another witness reported that the airplane “sounded like it was in trouble.” One witness reported seeing the airplane’s right wing clip a light pole. The airplane then impacted a cornfield 1/2 mile from the airport.
Examination and disassembly of the engine revealed damage to the propeller case and gear case that was consistent with the engine running at impact, which corroborated the witnesses’ reports, and no evidence of malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Oil specimens were within normal ranges. The reason for the abnormal engine sounds reported by the witnesses could not be determined.
Probable Cause: Controlled descent into terrain due to engine issues, the reason for which could not be determined because examination of the engine revealed no evidence of malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Media:
#Crash Pilot dies after small plane crashes near Moorhead airport - KMSP-TV https://t.co/GU6H1xL0UR via #hng #news pic.twitter.com/Bh4YFv7LSe
— ASSIMILATION (@4ASSIMILATION) 3 juillet 2017
A small plane has crashed near I-94 West weigh station in Moorhead https://t.co/pCmgReiMOy pic.twitter.com/RKx34td14S
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 3 juillet 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2017 05:20 | Geno | Added |
| 03-Jul-2017 08:11 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Embed code] |
| 03-Jul-2017 08:20 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2017 08:32 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2017 11:30 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 03-Jul-2017 13:05 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2017 18:03 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2018 17:21 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2018 13:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
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