# Accident 20020718021359A: Namer AT6A, Albany, TX, July 18, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2002
- Place: Albany, TX
- Airport: Albany Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9161° N, 99.5092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9161&lon=-99.5092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42BA-2003-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American/Victoria MNT LT AT-6A (registry code 6400406, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-victoria-mnt-lt-at-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER AT6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020718021359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 18, 2002 APPROXIMATELY 0930 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A NORTH AMERICAN AT-6A, SINGLE-ENGINE AIRCRAFT N42BA, OWNED AND OPERATED BY ROBERT SNYDER OF ALBANY, TEXAS. WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR ALBANY, TEXAS, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TERRAIN DURING AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. THIS WAS A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE CERTIFICATE NUMBER 455847788. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT (T23) ALBANY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN ALBANY, TEXAS ON JULY 18, 2002 AT 0800 LOCAL TIME. ON JULY 19, 2002, SEARCH AND RESCUE LOCATED THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 1745 LOCAL TIME.

## 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 FTW02FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA211), Jul 18, 2002: North American AT-6A (N42BA), Albany, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.

## Other reports on N42BA (1)

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

- [Accident 19820821040082A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821040082A), Aug 21, 1982: Namer AT6A (N42BA), Abilene, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft had landed and was making left turn to parking when N60157 collided with it while attempting go-around.

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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