# Accident 19960223002549A: Namer SNJ5, Palm Beach, FL, February 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1996, 11:35 local time
- Place: Palm Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7907° N, 80.2098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7907&lon=-80.2098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4LH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4LH-1998-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-5 (registry code 6400418, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER SNJ5
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,360 total, 400 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960223002549A

## Narrative

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

TAIL STRUCK WATER WHILE PILOT WAS BUZZING BOATS IN INLET AND ROLLS AT LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 MIA96LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA086), Feb 23, 1996: North American SNJ-5 (N4LH), West Palm Beach, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate altitude/clearance above the water, while performing a low level maneuver (wing over). The pilot's ostentatious display of aerobatic flight was a related…

## Other reports on N4LH (1)

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

- [Incident 19950915041049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950915041049I), Sep 15, 1995: Namer SNJ5 (N4LH), Cleveland, OH. Narrative: on September 15, 1995, at 1135 EDT a T6, N4LH, owned and operated by world war two warbirds, inc., and piloted by sean patrick mchugh appeared to…

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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