North American AT-6 N4434N
3 August 1985 · Port Isabel, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 August 1985 at about 22:30 local time, a North American AT-6 registered N4434N was involved in an accident near Port Isabel, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Isabel, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cameron County (T31)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- North American AT-6
- Registration
- N4434N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85LA294
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT UNDERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND CARTWHEELED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING FOLLOWING AN ENGINE FAILURE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PLT REPORTED THAT INITIAL EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT INITIAL EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT 4 CYLINDER HEADS WERE CRACKED AND SEPARATED FROM THE BARRELS. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED REGARDING THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other North American AT-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 1983 | North American AT-6 | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1989 | North American AT-6 | Compton, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1990 | North American AT-6 | Buffalo, New York, United States | Gifford T. Foyle | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jul 1993 | North American AT-6 | Matawan, New Jersey, United States | Bi-Plane Adventure Tours Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 2001 | North American AT-6 D | Prescott, Arizona, United States | William S. Modes | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 2003 | North American AT-6 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1985 | Robinson R-22 | Dallas, Texas, United States | W. N. Cope | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1985 | Cessna T210N | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | Executive Air Charter, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1985 | Rockwell S-2R | Olton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1985 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1 | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 134 |
| 19 Jun 1985 | Swearingen SA-26AT | Rocksprings, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 1985 | Cessna 150 | Temple, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |