North American AT-6D N29930
29 September 2002 · Circleville, Ohio, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 September 2002 at about 18:30 local time, a North American AT-6D registered N29930 was involved in an accident near Circleville, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Circleville, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pickaway County Memorial (CYO)
- Coordinates
- 39.5158, -82.9822
- Aircraft
- North American AT-6D
- Registration
- N29930
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Air Race/Show
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Circleville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC02LA198
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the course reversal, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During an airshow, the accident airplane flew by as the lead of a four-ship, single-file pass. When it reached the end of the runway, it began a climbing right turn, with an intended course reversal. Near the completion of the turn, the airplane suddenly rolled further right, the nose pitched down, and the airplane subsequently impacted the ground almost vertically. There were no mechanical anomalies noted.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other North American AT-6D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2003 | North American AT-6D | Brookings, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2001 | North American AT-6D | Destin, Florida, United States | North American-Top Gun Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2005 | North American AT-6D | Chehalis, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1999 | North American AT-6D | Hollister, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 2005 | North American AT-6D | Mocksville, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Apr 1995 | North American AT-6D | Sebastian, Florida, United States | Morrison, Donald C. | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2002 | Desimone ZODIAC CH-601-H | Wadsworth, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2002 | MBB BK-117 A-3 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | CJ Systems Aviation Group, Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 May 2002 | Beechcraft 400 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Critical Care Mangement | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2002 | Boeing Stearman E75L300 | Fostoria, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 2002 | Cessna 182D | NewPhiladelphia, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Oct 2002 | Cessna 152 | Springfield, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |