20181023020599A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · North American SNJ-5 · Agoura Hills, CA · October 23, 2018

Date: October 23, 2018 · 13:35 local
Place: Agoura Hills, CA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7969C
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR19LA014
Reported as: North American SNJ-5
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor

N7969CRegistered now · North American SNJ-5S/N 43974 Airframe modelNorth American SNJ-5 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft departed vny airport. 6 min after takeoff, the aircraft suffered an engine problem that caused a loss of engine power. The pilot chose to land on the 101 freeway in augora, CA. After landing the pilot veered to the left to miss a car in front of him. This caused the left wing to make contact with the center divider which caused the left wing fuel tank to rupture. Spilled fuel immediately caught fire as the plane came to stop on its nose. The pilot immediately got out of the aircraft with no injuries. The aircraft did not strike any cars on the freeway. The only damage was to the aircraft which was partially consumed by the post crash fire. The aircraft was removed from site by the contracted salvage crew and taken to chino, CA for later post crash inspection.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VNY AIRPORT. 6 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED AN ENGINE PROBLEM THAT CAUSED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT CHOSE TO LAND ON THE 101 FREEWAY IN AUGORA, CA. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT VEERED TO THE LEFT TO MISS A CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. THIS CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE CENTER DIVIDER WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK TO RUPTURE. SPILLED FUEL IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT FIRE AS THE PLANE CAME TO STOP ON ITS NOSE. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT STRIKE ANY CARS ON THE FREEWAY. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO THE AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS PARTIALLY CONSUMED BY THE POST CRASH FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SITE BY THE CONTRACTED SALVAGE CREW AND TAKEN TO CHINO, CA FOR LATER POST CRASH INSPECTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR19LA014Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAgoura Hills, CAThe failure of the No. 5 piston rod end due to fatigue, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.Oct 23, 2018 · Destroyed

Other reports on N7969C · 2

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

Accident 20170419004469ALanding: Touchdown · Van Nuys, CAOn 04/19/2017, N7969C, a texan T6, upon landing at Van Nuys Airport (kvny), Van Nuys, CA, encountered a gust of wind that lifted the right-hand wing, causing the aircraft to ground-loop, skid off of runway 16R, and spin into the infield between taxiways 'g'…Apr 19, 2017 · Substantial damage Accident 19771207038129ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Van Nuys, CAL gr lock pin malfunctioned.Dec 7, 1977 · Substantial damage