# Accident 20090709012199A: Namer SNJ5, Simla, CO, July 9, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2009, 12:55 local time
- Place: Simla, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2664° N, 104.0883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2664&lon=-104.0883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N212TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212TC) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09FA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA425) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090709012199A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CEN09FA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA425), Jul 9, 2009: North American SNJ-5 (N212TC), Simla, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while practicing aerobatic maneuvers and his subsequent failure to recover from an inadvertent spin.

## Other reports on N212TC (1)

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

- [Accident 20050919021299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050919021299A), Sep 19, 2005: Namer SNJ5 (N212TC), Torrington, WY, Substantial damage. (-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,…

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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