- Date
- July 29, 1978
- Place
- Langley Afb, VA · LANGLEY AFB, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3673FN American SNJ-5
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780729021439A
- Case key
- 139662
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2616 78/7/29 LANGLEY AFB,VA N AMERICAN SNJ-5 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 3536 TIME - 1405 N3673F PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LANGLEY AFB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANGLEY AFB,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER OPERATION OF FACILITIES AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT REMARKS- BARRIER RIGGED FOR OPPOSITE RWY.ACFT HAD NO COMM EQUIPMENT INSTALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3673F
- Reported as
- N American SNJ-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Langley Afb
N3673FRegistration cancelled Jul 18, 2011 · North American SNJ-5Airframe modelNorth American SNJ-5Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3673F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB NYC82DA095Accident · No injuriesFinal reportToughkenamon, PAAccording to the pilot, takeoff and departure were normal, however, shortly after the first power reduction the engine lost power and windmilled to touchdown. The pilot in the rear seat took control of the aircraft and landed in a plowed field. The loss of…NTSB NYC65F0124Accident · No injuriesClosedWilmington, DE