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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Namer SNJ-5 · Camden, SC · September 6, 1997

Date: September 6, 1997 · 18:45 local
Place: Camden, SC
Airport: Woodward Field Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1047C
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL97FA134
Reported as: Namer SNJ5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N1047CRegistered now · North American SNJ-5S/N 85063 · Built 1960 Airframe modelNorth American SNJ-5 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft was in a steep turn and slowed below stall speed. It then snapped over the top into a spin. There was not enough altitude to recover from the spin. The aircraft impacted the ground in a vertical attitude and burned.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A STEEP TURN AND SLOWED BELOW STALL SPEED. IT THEN SNAPPED OVER THE TOP INTO A SPIN. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO RECOVER FROM THE SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A VERTICAL ATTITUDE AND BURNED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL97FA134Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCamden, SCThe pilot's failure to take remedial action after a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, leading to a spin. Factors were the pilot's use of unapproved medication, and the FAA's inadequate certification and standards for airman.Sep 6, 1997 · Destroyed

Other reports on N1047C · 2

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

Incident 19830615062729IUnauth Low Level Opns · Franklin, NCStruck powerlines. Claimed engine trouble on long final. None reported.Jun 15, 1983 · Minor damage Accident 19770606014429ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Southern Pines, NCGusting to 60K.Jun 6, 1977 · Reported as Namer AT6 · Substantial damage