19790727017849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Namer SNJ-5 · Elkhart, IN · July 27, 1979

Date
July 27, 1979 · 12:30 local
Place
Elkhart, IN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2023
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FET26
Reported as
Namer SNJ5
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,210 total200 in this make and model49 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Eng. Lost power near airport. Crash landed short of runway. Engine blower impeller shaft seized.

As the FAA filed it

ENG. LOST POWER NEAR AIRPORT. CRASH LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. ENGINE BLOWER IMPELLER SHAFT SEIZED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.