North American T-6G N51KT
31 January 2009 · Cypress, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 January 2009 at about 19:55 local time, a North American T-6G registered N51KT, operated by Warbird Skyventures, Inc., was involved in an accident near Cypress, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cypress, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Weiser Air Park (EYQ)
- Coordinates
- 29.9353, -95.6397
- Aircraft
- North American T-6G
- Registration
- N51KT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Warbird Skyventures, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cypress → Cypress
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09LA149
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
Both pilot's failure to see and avoid the other aircraft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A flight instructor was having his student practice hovering and "hovering auto" maneuvers in a Robinson R-22 in preparation for his upcoming flight check. They air-taxied to the runway and announced on the common traffic advisory frequency that they were departing. They made a "quick stop" and then announced that they were "on the go." The pilot of a T-6G said that she announced that they were departing. The helicopter was over the grass and slightly to the left of the runway when its main rotor blades struck the left wing tip of the airplane. The helicopter spun around and struck the ground. The pilot of the other airplane remained in the traffic pattern and landed. A video of the collision showed the helicopter visible to the extreme left of the airplane’s nose, forward of the left wing, just as its pilot reported "on the go again." The helicopter appeared to be in a nose-low attitude flying just above the taxiway to the left of the aircraft. The T-6G appeared to be in a level flight attitude just left of runway centerline. The helicopter impacted the ground and the T-6G flew a left-closed pattern, returned and landed on the takeoff runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| North American T-6G | N51KT | Warbird Skyventures, Inc. | Minor |
| Robinson R22 BETA | N226AP | Anything's Possible Aviation, Inc. | Destroyed |
Other North American T-6G accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2008 | North American T-6G | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2007 | North American T-6G | Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 2007 | North American T-6G | Neuchatel, Switzerland | Daniel Bornand | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 May 2012 | North American T-6G | Perry, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Oct 2014 | North American T 6G | Naples, Florida, United States | Bill Leff Airshows LLC | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 2002 | North American T-6G | Elbert, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2009 | American Legend AL-3C | McKinney, Texas, United States | McRight-Smith Aviation, LP | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 2009 | Beechcraft A36 | Refugio, Texas, United States | Aero Mark JM LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2009 | Beechcraft E18S | Jones Creek, Texas, United States | Brazoria County | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | O'Donnell, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2009 | Meyers OTW | Haskell, Texas, United States | Ashbach Richard P | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 2009 | Piper PA-30 | Port Mansfield, Texas, United States | Harvey W. Kiniken, Jr | Fatal | 2 |