# Accident 20180530006379A: North American SNJ-2, Melville, NY, May 30, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2018, 13:51 local time
- Place: Melville, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7683° N, 73.3903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7683&lon=-73.3903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62382, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62382-2019-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-2 (registry code 6400404, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-2) (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-2
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 16,125 total, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180530006379A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 30,2018,ABOUT 1348 EASTERN TIME.A NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-2,N62382, IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM REPUBLIC AIRPORT (FRG). THE ATP PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO SNJ-2 CORP. AND OPERATED BY SKYTYPERS PART 91 REPOSITIONING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED,AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR  THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT.THE AIRPLANE WAS ONE OF (6)SIX AIRPLANES INTENDED TO FLY IN FORMATION AND DESTINATION FOR PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION (NHK).

## 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 WPR18FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA155), May 30, 2018: North American SNJ 2 (N62382), Melville, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, spin, and subsequent impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N62382 (4)

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

- [Incident 19930701021949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930701021949I), Jul 1, 1993: Namer SNJ2 (N62382), Portmouth, VA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on rollout. Veered off side of runway. Hit a parked aircraft.
- [Incident 19841004059649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841004059649I), Oct 4, 1984: Namer SNJ2 (N62382), Farmingdale, NY. Rough engine and smoke from acessory section. 3 cylinder cracked in fin area. Oil on hot exhaust caused smoke.
- [Accident 19820423011519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820423011519A), Apr 23, 1982: Namer SNJ2 (N62382), Flushing, NY, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing after unlocking tail wheel. Swerved off runway, sideswiped parked aircraft.
- [Incident 19800510055079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800510055079I), May 10, 1980: Namer SNJ2 (N62382), Flushing, NY, Minor damage. Ran off runway during crosswind landing and struck sign post.

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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