FTW85LA294
1985-08-03 · PORT ISABEL, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport T31
Current FAA registration · N4434N
- Make / Model
- NORTH AMERICAN AT-6C(SNJ-4)
- Year of manufacture
- 1943 · 42 years old at event
- Engine
- P&W R1340 SERIES (600 hp)
- Seats / Engines
- 2 seats · 1 engine
- Last airworthiness date
- 20191031
- ADS-B equipped
- Yes — Mode-S A558B3
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT UNDERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND CARTWHEELED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING FOLLOWING AN ENGINE FAILURE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PLT REPORTED THAT INITIAL EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT INITIAL EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT 4 CYLINDER HEADS WERE CRACKED AND SEPARATED FROM THE BARRELS. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED REGARDING THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1985_FTW85LA294.txt.
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