# NTSB IAD78FID17: N American SNJ-5, N3673F, Langley Afb, VA, July 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1978
- Place: Langley Afb, VA · LANGLEY AFB, VA
- Location: 37.0828° N, 76.3620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Langley Air Force Base, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0828&lon=-76.3620&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139662
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FID17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3673F-2011-07-18), registration cancelled 2011-07-18, S/N 90907, built 1949 (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: Langley Afb

## 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 19780729021439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780729021439A), Jul 29, 1978: Namer SNJ5, Langley Afb, VA, Substantial damage. Barrier rigged for opposite rwy. Acft had no comm equipment instal

## Other investigations on N3673F (2)

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 NYC82DA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA095), May 16, 1982: North American SNJ-5 (N3673F), Toughkenamon, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC65F0124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0124), Jan 31, 1965: North Ameri SNJ-5 (N3673F), Wilmington, DE, substantial damage

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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