North American T-28B accident near Rialto, California, March 16, 1984
On March 16, 1984, a North American T-28B, registered N14110, was destroyed in an accident near Rialto, California. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 16, 1984
- Place
- Rialto, California · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- North American T-28B · all T-28Bs on the register
- Registration
- N14110 · no longer on the register · serial 51-7511
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PLT WAS AUTHORIZED BY ACFT OWNER TO TEST FLY THE ACFT AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WITH A LOCAL FBO OWNER ON BOARD. PLT MADE 3 FLTS, LAST OF WHICH CULMINATED IN THE ACCIDENT. ON THE FIRST AND THIRD FLTS, UNAUTHORIZED PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD. FBO OWNER STATED PLT PERFORMED A 'COUPLE ROLLS' DURING THE SECOND FLT WHEN HE WAS ON BOARD. ON THE THIRD FLT, SEVERAL WITNESSES STATED, PLT 'BUZZED' THE RWY AND MADE A WIDE CLIMBING TURN TO A WIDE DOWNWIND NORTH OF THE RWY. ONCE LEVEL, BTW 700 AND 1000 FT, PLT BEGAN A SERIES OF LEFT AILERON ROLLS. NUMBER OF ROLLS VARIED AS REPORTED BY WITNESSES, HOWEVER, ALL STATED THAT DURING THE LAST ROLL THE ACFT HESITATED NEAR THE INVERTED POSITION, THE NOSE DROPPED AND ACFT CONTINUED TO ROLL INTO THE GROUND. THREE FLT INSTRUCTORS STATED THEY ADMONISHED THE PLT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE PAST 'NOT TO PERFORM AEROBATICS IN THE AIRCRAFT' ESPECIALLY SINCE WING PODS WERE INSTALLED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 950 hours in all; 40 in this make and model; 30 in the last 90 days; 10 in the last 30 days; 675 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,800 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 24, 1983; 30 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 7,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Wright 1820-56A (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: L67 Rialto CA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 7,000 ft; scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:45 pm from ONT, 12 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
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