# NTSB IAD77FLJ18: N.American SNJ-5, N1047C, Southern Pines, NC, June 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1977
- Place: Southern Pines, NC · SOUTHERN PINES, NC
- Location: 35.1950° N, 79.4021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Southern Pines, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1950&lon=-79.4021&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147679
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FLJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1047C), registered now, S/N 85063, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: N.AMERICAN SNJ-5
- Registry model: [North American SNJ-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5) (registry code 6400418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Southern Pines

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770606014429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770606014429A), Jun 6, 1977: Namer AT6, Southern Pines, NC, Substantial damage. Gusting to 60K.

## Other investigations on N1047C (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 ATL97FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA134), Sep 6, 1997: North American T-6-SNJ5 (N1047C), Camden, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to take remedial action after a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, leading to a spin. Factors were the pilot's use of unapproved medication, and the FAA's inadequate…

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.

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