North American T-6G N2449

Summary

On 21 May 1995 at about 14:01 local time, a North American T-6G registered N2449 was involved in an accident near Beaumont, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 May 1995 at 14:01

Classification

Accident

Location

Beaumont, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Jefferson County (BPT)

Coordinates

29.7508, -95.3598

Aircraft

North American T-6G

Registration

N2449

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW95FA206

2 people died.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE IMPROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND AN AFT CENTER OF GRAVITY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE FLIGHT OF SEVEN T-6 AIRCRAFT FORMED IN A RIGHT ECHELON FOR A 360 DEGREE OVERHEAD APPROACH FOR LANDING. THE LEAD AIRCRAFT, N2449, AT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET AGL, OVERFLEW A PORTION OF RUNWAY 16 AND THEN BROKE FOR HIS 360 DEGREE OVERHEAD APPROACH FOR LANDING. THE AIRPLANE MADE THE 'SHARP' LEFT BREAK TO APPROXIMATELY '80 TO 90 DEGREES OF BANK.' THE BANK DECREASED AND THE GEAR AND FLAPS WERE EXTENDED. DURING THE BASE TO FINAL TURN, THE AIRPLANE OVERSHOT FINAL TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE THEN BANKED BACK TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE, THE BANK INCREASED TO '60 T0 65 DEGREES' AND THE 'LEFT WING DROPPED AIRCRAFT NOSE PITCHED DOWN' AS THE AIRPLANE MADE A 'LESS THAN 1/4 ROLL TO THE LEFT JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT.' THE CALCULATED CG WAS 34.7 INCHES WITH THE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT CG RANGE PER WEIGHT AND BALANCE DATA AS 27.5 INCHES TO 32.5 INCHES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.