# Accident 20060603022709A: Namer SNJ6, American Falls, ID, June 3, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2006, 18:30 local time
- Place: American Falls, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6333° N, 113.1000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6333&lon=-113.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45CK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45CK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-6 (registry code 6400422, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER SNJ6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,103 total, 58 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060603022709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 3, 2006, PILOT WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM AFTON, WY, TO JEROME, ID, WHEN HE HIT POWER LINES LOCATED IN THE AMERICAN FALLS, ID, AREA.

## 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 SEA06CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA111), Jun 4, 2006: North American SNJ-6 (N45CK), American Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's performance of low altitude flight and his failure to maintain clearance with a power line, which resulted in an in-flight collision with the power line.

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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