North American AT6 N107FG
2 April 2016 · Yukon, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 April 2016 at about 20:00 local time, a North American AT6 registered N107FG, operated by Twin Lakes Aviation, LLC., was involved in an accident near Yukon, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yukon, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sundance (HSD)
- Coordinates
- 35.6003, -97.7061
- Aircraft
- North American AT6
- Registration
- N107FG
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1944
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Twin Lakes Aviation, LLC.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Stillwater → Yukon
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA16CA176
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in runway excursion and impact with terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that as the tail came down during the landing roll in gusty wind conditions, a wind gust lifted the airplane about 10 feet into the air, with the left wing high. The pilot further reported that the airplane drifted off the runway to the right and impacted the ground right wing first. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, both wings, and the empennage. According to the pilot there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. A review of recorded data from the automated weather observation station located about 5 miles to the southeast, revealed that, about 7 minutes before the accident occurred, conditions were wind 300 degrees true at 13 knots, wind gust 18 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other North American AT6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2016 | North American AT6 | Mason, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 2014 | North American AT6-C | Roxbury, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2010 | North American AT6 | Bakersfield, California, United States | Alfred F Goss | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 2016 | Bellanca 17-30A | Overbrook, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 2016 | Beechcraft A23 | Hulbert, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 2016 | Lamb-Robin BOWERS FLY BABY | Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 2016 | Bellanca 17-31A | Mc Alester, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 2016 | Cessna 152 | Durant, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Flight Center | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2016 | Cessna 172 | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States | Spartan Education LLC. | No injuries | - |