Beechcraft T-34B N1410Z

Summary

On 28 February 1982 at about 00:43 local time, a Beechcraft T-34B registered N1410Z, operated by U.s. Navy, was involved in an accident near Lemoore, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 February 1982 at 00:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Lemoore, California, United States

Nearest airport

Nas Lemoore

Coordinates

36.2904, -119.8191

Aircraft

Beechcraft T-34B

Registration

N1410Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

U.s. Navy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fresno → Nas Lemoore

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82FVA13

1 person died.

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 T-34 PILOT ENTERED A DOWNWIND BEHIND A CESSNA 150 AIRCRAFT. WHEN THE T-34 PILOT WAS ABEAM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 32R, HE WAS CLEARED FOR A TOUCH AND GO. BY THIS TIME, THE CESSNA 150 WAS ON THE RUNWAY. THE CESSNA PILOT REQUESTED A 180 DEGREE TURN TO TAXI BACK TO THE TAXIWAY, WHICH THE TOWER APPROVED. THE TOWER THEN ADVISED THE T-34 PILOT TO EXPECT A GO-AROUND. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE T-34 PILOT ASKED THE TOWER TO "SAY AGAIN", AND HE WAS CLEARED TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED "ROGER, THAT." SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WHILE TURNING FROM BASE TO FINAL, THE T-34 WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER A SPIN AND CRASH. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO PRECRASH MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.