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NTSB Investigating Fatal T-28B Accident Near Monticello, Iowa

One person was killed when a North American T-28B was substantially damaged near Monticello, Iowa, on August 11, 2025, according to the NTSB accident record.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 11:33 a.m. ET
One person was killed in an accident involving a near Monticello, Iowa, on August 11, 2025, at about 8:05 p.m. local time, according to the National Transportation Safety Board accident record. This is a developing event, and the information available so far comes from that record. The accident record lists one person aboard and one fatality, states that the aircraft sustained substantial damage, and classifies the flight as a Part 91 general aviation flight. It identifies the aircraft as . The NTSB is investigating and the cause has not been determined. Aircraft registry records list as a , a single-engine piston landplane with a Wright R-1820 series engine, serial number 138339, registered in the United States. The registry lists the registered owner as East Iowa Air Inc; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator of the flight, the pilot, or otherwise connected to it. Business directory and registry-derived listings place East Iowa Air, Inc. at 1937 Highway 130, Bennett, Iowa, in Cedar County, with the Better Business Bureau listing it under an "Airplanes" category and the Kompass directory under wholesale trade; no source found describes it as a flight school or charter operator. FAA registry data compiled by City-Data for Bennett also shows a Beech 95-B55 (T42A) and a North American T-28C registered at the same address. This is background on the owner of record and says nothing about this accident. Weather observations recorded at Monticello Regional Airport (KMXO), 1.7 miles away and about 10 minutes from the reported time, showed calm wind, visibility of 10 statute miles, clear skies and 75°F. A measurement is not a statement by anyone and is not a cause. As a matter of record, the NTSB database, which begins in 2008, contains five other cases involving the , of which one involved a fatality. That count is not a safety rate and says nothing about the cause of this accident.

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Reference data

From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Registration
N28XT
Type
North American T-28B — single-engine piston landplane
Engines
WRIGHT R-1820 SER
Registered owner
East Iowa Air IncThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
833 ft
Nearest aerodrome
1.7 miles NW of Monticello Regional Airport (KMXO/MXO)

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 15:33current

    Added the additional aircraft registered at the owner's Bennett address from FAA registry data compiled by City-Data, and added owner-background source URLs to sources cited.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 21:58

    First published.

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