Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ATL88FA072

WOODSTOCK, GA, USA

Aircraft #1

N9719G

NORTH AMERICAN T-28C

Analysis

A PLT/WITNESS RPTD THAT THE AIRPLANE FIRST FLEW OVER THE ARPT TO THE NORTH AT ABOUT 500 FT AGL, AND SUBSEQUENTLY PERFORMED A WINGOVER AT THE NORTH END OF THE ARPT. THE AIRPLANE THEN MADE A HIGH-SPEED PASS OVER THE RWY TO THE SOUTH, AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL. UPON REACHING THE SOUTH END OF THE RWY, IT ENTERED INTO A CLIMBING RIGHT TURN. A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE AIRPLANE PERFORMED ANOTHER WINGOVER; IT SUBSEQUENTLY DISAPPEARED INTO TREES AS IT RETURNED TO A NORTHERLY HEADING, IN A WINGS-LEVEL, SLIGHT NOSE- DOWN ATTITUDE. POST-CRASH EXAM OF THE AIRPLANE AND ENGINE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-EXISTING MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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