# Accident 20180425024389A: North American SNJ-5, Kingsville, TX, April 25, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2018, 12:50 local time
- Place: Kingsville, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5039° N, 97.8122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5039&lon=-97.8122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12377, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12377-2020-05-01) (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: NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-5
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180425024389A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 13. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION, THE PILOT PERFORMED A HARD RIGHT TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE AND SPEED; WITNESS REPORTS STATED A 90-DEGREE BANK, WHICH ABRUPTLY BECAME 135 DEGREES BEFORE IMPACT. THE NAVAL CONTROLLER STATED THE PILOT REQUESTED A TEARDROP DEPARTURE, WHICH WAS APPROVED. THE WINDS WERE 120 DEGREES 16/G23KT. THE MANEUVER AT LOW ALTITUDE AND LOW SPEED WITH THE PREVAILING WIND GUSTS WERE TOO MUCH FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO RECOVER FROM AT SUCH A LOW ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ALMOST INVERTED RESULTING IN ITS COMPLETE DESTRUCTION AND A POST-CRASH FIRE. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED 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 CEN18FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA147), Apr 25, 2018: North American SNJ 5 (N12377), Kingsville, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a steep turn after takeoff, resulting in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and a subsequent accelerated stall at an altitude too…

## Other reports on N12377 (1)

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

- [Accident 19891002039259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891002039259A), Oct 2, 1989: Namer SNJ5 (N12377), Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. On final for the runway,collided with an unlighted power pole,was unaware of descent. Made go around. Landed safely

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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