# Accident 19860815040269A: Namer SNJ5, Redcliff, CO, August 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1986, 16:33 local time
- Place: Redcliff, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5001° N, 106.3609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5001&lon=-106.3609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9813C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9813C) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860815040269A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A WIRE DURING LOW ALTITUDE MANEUVERING AND THEN HIT THE GROUND. SUN OBSCURED A POWERLINE.

## 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 DEN86FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA231), Aug 15, 1986: North American AT-6D (N9813C), Redcliff, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N9813C (1)

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

- [Accident 20080905848159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080905848159A), Sep 5, 2008: Namer SNJ5 (N9813C), Leadville, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot and owner/passenger performed normal run-up with a good systems check. Pilot initiated takeoff roll down rwy 34. He stated that he pushed forward…

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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