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NTSB accident investigation · N.American SNJ-5 · Southern Pines, NC · June 6, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 6, 1977
Place
Southern Pines, NC · SOUTHERN PINES, NC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1047CN.American SNJ-5
Status
Completed · report August 18, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770606014429A
Case key
147679

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1478   77/6/6    SOUTHERN PINES,NC   N.AMERICAN SNJ-5    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 9980
        TIME - 1710                    N1047C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2700 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTHERN PINES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DILLON,SC                   CHAPEL HILL,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                            RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          DUST                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 60K.

Aircraft

Registration
N1047C
Reported as
N.American SNJ-5
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Southern Pines

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N1047C · 1

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