# Accident 19870501082971A: Namer SNJ4, Orlando, FL, May 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1987, 15:48 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5393° N, 81.3696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5393&lon=-81.3696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711SQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711SQ-1989-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-4 (registry code 6400414, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER SNJ4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,118 total, 296 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA87MA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870501082971A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED INTO 340A,N8716K, THAT WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT. BOTH CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL. ATC CONTROLLER ERROR ALSO FACTOR

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8716K, Cessna 340A: [Accident 19870501082972A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870501082972A)

## 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 DCA87MA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA029), May 1, 1987: North American SNJ-4 (N711SQ), Orlando, FL, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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