North American AT-6G N98FP
1 August 1999 · Harlan, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 August 1999 at about 20:00 local time, a North American AT-6G registered N98FP was involved in an accident near Harlan, Iowa, 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
- Harlan, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harlan Municipal Airport (HNR)
- Coordinates
- 41.6492, -95.3206
- Aircraft
- North American AT-6G
- Registration
- N98FP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Oshkosh → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI99LA274
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing. Factors to the accident were the crosswind, the failure of the pilot to maintain compensation for the crosswind condition on approach, and the inadvertent ground loop encountered by the pilot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On landing, the aircraft departed the left side of the runway 33 and struck a small ditch embankment. The aircraft came to rest approximately 100 yards west of the runway. A weather report showed winds from 30-degrees magnetic at 8 knots gusting to 14 knots. The pilot stated that he was landing in a crosswind. The pilot stated that the crosswind correction used on the approach was not '...well stabilized, and [a] go around was contemplated, but [the airplane] touched down and ground looped.' A post accident examination of the airplane revealed no preexisting anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other North American AT-6G accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 1998 | North American AT-6G | Longmont, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 2000 | North American AT-6G | Ridgeway, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1995 | North American AT-6G | Salem, Oregon, United States | Hardman, Larry W. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1991 | North American AT-6G | Reno, Nevada, United States | James A. Mott | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1990 | North American AT-6G | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | Dorr H. Burns | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2009 | North American AT-6G | Ely, Nevada, United States | Bret Cox | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1999 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Titonka, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Dec 1999 | Cessna T210F | Indianola, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1999 | Cessna 172 | Waukon, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1999 | Piper PA-31-350 | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1999 | Cessna 172L | Montezuma, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1999 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Newton, Iowa, United States | Mark F. Criswell | Fatal | 1 |