# Accident 20100306031039A: North Ameri SNJ-6, Santa Rosa Beac, AL, March 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2010, 12:35 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa Beac, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3447° N, 86.2797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3447&lon=-86.2797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47LF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47LF-2018-01-24) (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: NORTH AMERI SNJ-6
- Reported engine: P&W R1340
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100306031039A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 6, 2010 AT 1235 LOCAL, N47LF ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM AN AEROBATIC ROLLING MANEUVER TO THE LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET MSL. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO

## 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 ERA10FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA163), Mar 6, 2010: North American T6 (N47LF), Santa Rosa Beach, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a low altitude,over water aerobatic maneuver, which resulted in an aggravated stall/spin. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's loss of…

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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