# Accident 20000428040889A: North American SNJ-5, Elk Park, NC, April 28, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2000, 16:12 local time
- Place: Elk Park, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1499° N, 81.9793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1499&lon=-81.9793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3187G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3187G-2000-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-5 (registry code 6400418, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000428040889A

## Narrative

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

(-23)FATAL-NO ACTION, N3187G, AN SNJ5 OPERATED BY PIC KEITH SHELL ON A CFR PART 91 FLIGHT ENROUTE FROM HKY-TYQ WITH 1 PASSENGER ABOARD DEPARTED HKY VFR AND ONCE AIRBORNE FILED IFR. DEPARTED FROM HKY WAS REPORTED TO BE AT 1551 LOCAL AND REQUESTING IFR TO TYQ.  AT 15:58:43 LOCAL CLEARED DIRECT TO HOLSTON MOUNTAIN AND DIRECT TO TYQ AT EIGHT THOUSAND. AT 15:58:49 THE PIC ACKNOWLEDGED.  BETWEEN 15:58:54 AND 16:02:05 DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES TRIED UNTIL THE APPROPIATE CODE WAS SQUAKED.  AT 16:09:23 R48 REQUESTED A VERIFICATION IFR CLEARENCE TO TYQ AND AT 16:09:29 PIC ACKNOWLEDGED.  AT 16:12 RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST WITH N3187G.  N3187G CONTACTED TREES AND GROUND AT 3974 BEECH MOUNTAIN ROAD, 2 MILES NORTH OF ELK RIVER AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND CAUGHT FIRE.  RADAR CONFIRMS A TURN EASTBOUND AND AT ALTITUDES BELOW EIGHT THOUSAND, N3187G WAS OFF RADAR AT FIFYTHREE HUNDRED.  THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS HEAVY FOG DOWN TO THE TREE TOPS AND POSSIBLE CONDITION PRESENT.

## 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 MIA00FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA141), Apr 28, 2000: North American SNJ-5 (N3187G), Elk Park, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The inflight loss of control for undetermined reasons resulting in the airplane colliding with mountainous terrain during the uncontrolled descent.

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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