# Accident 19940918047242A: Namer SNJ4, Reno, NV, September 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1994, 10:10 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4808° N, 119.7401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4808&lon=-119.7401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7404C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7404C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-4 (registry code 6400414, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER SNJ4
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA368) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940918047242A

## Narrative

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

DURING AIR RACE POSITIONING WAS STRUCK FROM BELOW BY N8540Z. LEFT WING TIP AND AILERON TORN OFF. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8540Z, Namer SNJ5: [Accident 19940918047241A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940918047241A)

## 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 LAX94LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA368), Sep 18, 1994: North American SNJ-4 (N7404C), Reno, NV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: that the pilot of the other airplane misjudged the distance between the airplanes. The other airplane pilot's diverted attention to the air race is a factor in this accident.

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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