North American T-6 N9644C
24 April 1983 · Grand Junction, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 April 1983 at about 17:43 local time, a North American T-6 registered N9644C, operated by Dorr H. Burns, was involved in an accident near Grand Junction, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Junction, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Walker Field (GJC)
- Coordinates
- 39.0806, -108.5508
- Aircraft
- North American T-6
- Registration
- N9644C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dorr H. Burns
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN83LA104
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE HIS APPROACH TO RWY 22 WITH A CROSSWIND OF 23 KTS. THE ACFT BOUNCED AND RELANDED ON 3 POINTS FAIRLY HARD. THE ACFT ROLLED OUT FOR 100 YARDS VEERING TO LEFT, THEN TURNING 90 DEGREES LEFT. THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED. THE WIND WAS REPORTED FROM 180 DEGREES AT 18 KTS GUSTING TO 25 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1990 | North American T-6 G | Albany, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1983 | Taylorcraft BC12D | Vernon, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1983 | Beechcraft C-23 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1983 | Cessna 188A | Burlington, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1983 | Cessna 172 | Salida, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1983 | Cessna 182P | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | Travis AFB Aero Club | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1983 | Mooney M20J | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |