# Accident 19730702015899A: Namer SNJ4, East Chatham, NY, July 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1973
- Place: East Chatham, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.4106° N, 73.5246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Chatham, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4106&lon=-73.5246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7008C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7008C-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-4 (registry code 6400414, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER SNJ4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FFA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730702015899A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DRG LDG APCH TO PASTURE R WING HIT TREE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC74FFA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFA01), Jul 2, 1973: N.American SNJ-4 (N7008C), East Chatham, NY, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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