20090709012199A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Namer SNJ-5 · Simla, CO · July 9, 2009

Date: July 9, 2009 · 12:55 local
Place: Simla, CO
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N212TC
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09FA425
Reported as: Namer SNJ5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total800 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N212TCRegistered now · North American SNJ-5S/N 12141732 · Built 1944 Airframe modelNorth American SNJ-5 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 9, 2009 at about 1300 MDT, the ATP rated pilot of N212TC, and SNJ-5 was practicing aerobatics near Simla, Colorado, and apparently lost control and spun into the ground, resulting in a post-flight fire and fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 9, 2009 AT ABOUT 1300 MDT, THE ATP RATED PILOT OF N212TC, AND SNJ-5 WAS PRACTICING AEROBATICS NEAR SIMLA, COLORADO, AND APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL AND SPUN INTO THE GROUND, RESULTING IN A POST-FLIGHT FIRE AND FATAL INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN09FA425Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSimla, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while practicing aerobatic maneuvers and his subsequent failure to recover from an inadvertent spin.Jul 9, 2009 · Destroyed

Other reports on N212TC · 1

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

Accident 20050919021299AForced Landing · Torrington, WY(-23) During the descent for landing the engine failed, this caused the engine to seize. During the emergency landing the aircraft struck a berm in the field, tearing off the right landing gear and causing damage to both wings.Sep 19, 2005 · Substantial damage