# Accident 19800724030689A: Namer SNJ5C, Farmingdale, NY, July 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1980, 19:45 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7293° N, 73.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REPUBLIC (FRG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7293&lon=-73.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62724, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62724) (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 SNJ5C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 478 total, 41 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800724030689A

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNLOCKED THE TAILWHEEL ON LANDING ROLL. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 NYC80FHJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ19), Jul 24, 1980: N American SNJ (N62724), Farmingdale, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62724 (1)

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

- [Incident 20000605028039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000605028039I), Jun 5, 2000: Namer SNJ5 (N62724), Utica, MI, Minor damage. (23)After landing, during roll out, the right landing gear slowly retracted and the aircraft came to rest on the right wing tip. Reason for failure was spilt…

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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