# Accident 19970906025499A: Namer SNJ5, Camden, SC, September 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1997, 18:45 local time
- Place: Camden, SC
- Airport: Woodward Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2603° N, 80.6108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2603&lon=-80.6108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1047C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1047C) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970906025499A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL97FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA134), Sep 6, 1997: North American T-6-SNJ5 (N1047C), Camden, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N1047C (2)

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

- [Incident 19830615062729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830615062729I), Jun 15, 1983: Namer SNJ5 (N1047C), Franklin, NC, Minor damage. Struck powerlines. Claimed engine trouble on long final. None reported.
- [Accident 19770606014429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770606014429A), Jun 6, 1977: Namer AT6 (N1047C), Southern Pines, NC, Substantial damage. Gusting to 60K.

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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