# Accident 19931202045779A: Namer SNJ5, Santa Paula, CA, December 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1993, 16:15 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3991° N, 119.0705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3991&lon=-119.0705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89014, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89014) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 110 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931202045779A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. LANDED IN DRY RIVER BED. CARBURETOR NEEDLE VALVE MALFUNCTIONED. FLOODED ENGINE.

## 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 LAX94LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA063), Dec 3, 1993: North American SNJ-5 (N89014), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the failure of the needle valve pin assembly in the airplane's carburetor. A factor which contributed to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the emergency landing.

## Other reports on N89014 (2)

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

- [Incident 19880109020469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880109020469I), Jan 9, 1988: Namer SNJ5 (N89014), Oxnard, CA, Minor damage. Engine quit on initial climbout. Fuel starvation. Air in fuel system. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19830807062039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830807062039I), Aug 7, 1983: Namer SNJ5 (N89014), Santa Monica, CA, Minor damage. Right brake hung up on landing. Aircraft nosed over as pilot tried to correct swerve.

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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