# Incident 19860827042579I: Namer SNJ6, Seal Beach, CA, August 27, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1986, 15:50 local time
- Place: Seal Beach, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7544° N, 118.0713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seal Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7544&lon=-118.0713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5500V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5500V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-6 (registry code 6400422, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER SNJ6
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,158 total, 61 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860827042579I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP ON A BEACH AFTER ENGINE LOST POWER. UNDETERMINED ENGINE MALFUNCTION.

## Other reports on N5500V (2)

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

- [Incident 19950912039749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950912039749I), Sep 12, 1995: Namer SNJ6 (N5500V), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed near end landing roll.
- [Incident 19811204088729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811204088729I), Dec 4, 1981: Namer AT6 (N5500V), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on landing when gear down lock pin did not engage.

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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