# NTSB NYC72AN091: N.American SNJ-4, N9735Z, Cape May, NJ, June 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1971
- Place: Cape May, NJ · CAPE MAY, NJ
- Location: 38.9411° N, 74.8984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape May, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9411&lon=-74.8984&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN091

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2881   71/6/5    CAPE MAY,NJ         N.AMERICAN SNJ-4    CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1344                    N9735Z              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           39, 2000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE MAY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAPE MAY,NJ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- CRASHED AVOIDING MID-AIR COLLISION BETWEEN 2 OTHER ACFT IN LOW LEVEL CLOSED COURSE AIR RACE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9735Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9735Z-1971-08-24), registration cancelled 1971-08-24, S/N 51506 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: N.AMERICAN SNJ-4
- Registry model: [North American AT-6C(SNJ-4)](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6c-snj-4) (registry code 6400449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cape May County

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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