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T-28 Trojan/49-1673

Serial #: 49-1673
Construction #:
  159-185
Civil Registration:
  N9611C
   Model(s):
  T-28A Trojan
Name: None
Status: Wrecked
Last info: 1987
History:
Border Aviation Inc, Yuma, AZ, 1966.
- Registered as N9611C.
Donald R. Alderson, Van Nuys, CA, 1969-1972.
William Blakemore, Midland, TX, 1978.
Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX, July 7, 1982.
Carsan Charters, Lovington, NM, 1986-1987.
- Crashed in New Mexico, May 1987.
-- Pilot and passenger fatally injured.
NTSB Identification: DEN87FA121 .
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 34272.
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, May 09, 1987 in TATUM, NM
Probable Cause Approval Date: 10/7/1988
Aircraft: NORTH AMERICAN T-28D, registration: N9611C
Injuries: 2 Fatal.

ACCORDING TO FRIENDS OF THE PLT, THE ACFT LEFT ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO, WITH 2 PEOPLE ABOARD AFTER AN AIRSHOW WITH A DESTINATION OF LOVINGTON, NM. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT FLYING IN THE DISTANCE AND THEN OBSERVED A BIG CLOUD OF DUST RISING FROM THE GROUND. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT HIGH SPEED AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS/FAILURES COULD BE DETERMINED.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
PROPER ALTITUDE..NOT MAINTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND

Contributing Factors

IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION..IMPROPER..PILOT IN COMMAND

Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Federal Aviation Administration, www.faa.gov, 2008.
NTSB, www.ntsb.gov
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