# NTSB Accident ERA11FA495
> **NORTH AMERICAN T-28C** · 2011-09-17 · Martinsburg, WV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA11FA495
- **Event ID:** 20110918X02047
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-09-17
- **Location:** Martinsburg, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.398887, -77.989723
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** NORTH AMERICAN
- **Model:** T-28C
- **Registration:** N688GR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's impairment or incapacitation that occurred during a low-altitude aerobatic maneuver due to complications from a recent heart attack, resulting in his inability to maintain control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the Federal Aviation Administration's willingness to allow an airman with well-documented, severe coronary artery disease to perform high-risk, low-altitude aerobatic maneuvers.

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