# Accident 19891002039259A: Namer SNJ5, Los Angeles, CA, October 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1989, 19:30 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Whiteman Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2501° N, 118.4093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2501&lon=-118.4093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12377, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12377-2020-05-01) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891002039259A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL FOR THE RUNWAY,COLLIDED WITH AN UNLIGHTED POWER POLE,WAS UNAWARE OF DESCENT. MADE GO AROUND. LANDED SAFELY

## 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 LAX90LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA004), Oct 3, 1989: North American SNJ-5 (N12377), Pacoima, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE PROPER ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE FROM THE RUNWAY DURING A NIGHT APPROACH.

## Other reports on N12377 (1)

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

- [Accident 20180425024389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180425024389A), Apr 25, 2018: North American SNJ-5 (N12377), Kingsville, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft departed runway 13. Immediately after rotation, the pilot performed a hard right turn at low altitude and speed; witness reports stated a 90-degree…

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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