NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW86FRD01
Registry · N104DC
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
NORTH AMERICAN T-6G
Year of manufacture
1949 · 36 years old at event
Engine
P&W R1340 SERIES (600 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19601107
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A013DE
Registrant of record
BUDDE-JONES KATHRYN M
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE ACFT CONTACTED A DITCH AND NOSED DOWN DURING AN OVERRUN LANDING. THE ACFT WAS IN A FLT OF 3 AT6'S LANDING AT THE ARPT FOR A FLY-IN. N104DC TOUCHED DOWN ON THE 2000 FT FRESHLY MOWED GRASS STRIP APRX 500 TO 600 FT FROM THE END. THE PLT STATED THE APPLICATION OF BRAKES WAS INEFFECTIVE. THE ACFT TRAVELED OFF THE END OF RWY 17 AND CROSSED THE END OF RWY 13 (PAVED) BEFORE CONTACTING THE DITCH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1985_FTW86FRD01.txt.
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