# Accident 19780729021439A: Namer SNJ5, Langley Afb, VA, July 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1978
- Place: Langley Afb, VA
- Airport: Langley Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 37.0829° N, 76.3605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANGLEY AFB (LFI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0829&lon=-76.3605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3673F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3673F-2011-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-5 (registry code 6400418, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER SNJ5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,691 total, 400 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FID17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780729021439A

## Narrative

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

BARRIER RIGGED FOR OPPOSITE RWY.ACFT HAD NO COMM EQUIPMENT INSTAL

## 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 IAD78FID17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID17), Jul 29, 1978: N American SNJ-5 (N3673F), Langley Afb, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3673F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820516022339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820516022339A), May 16, 1982: Namer AT6 (N3673F), Toughkenamon, PA, No 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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