# Accident 20080505833169A: Namer SNJ5, Wolcott, CO, May 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2008, 10:35 local time
- Place: Wolcott, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8267° N, 106.6100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8267&lon=-106.6100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12KY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12KY) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 900 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080505833169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING A FLIGHT FROM CENTENNIAL, COLORADO TO RENO, NEVADA OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS NEAR WOLCOTT, COLORADO. THE PILOT WA UNABLE TO RESTART THE WINDMILLING ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO LAND IN A MOUNTAINOUS FIELD. THE GEAR UP LANDING RESULTED IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WALKED AWAY WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES. THERE WAS NO COLLATERAL DAMAGE.

## 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 DEN08LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA085), May 5, 2008: North American SNJ-5 (N12KY), Wolcott, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine driven fuel pump flange due to oil starvation, resulting in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain…

## Other reports on N12KY (1)

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

- [Accident 20070313012479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070313012479A), Mar 13, 2007: Namer SNJ5 (N12KY), Pueblo, CO, Minor damage. (-23) While taxiing the SNJ-5 aircraft using the "s-turn" procedure, the pilot [privacy data omitted] taxied across a glider wing that was not seen by the…

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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