NYC74FFA01

NTSB accident investigation · N.American SNJ-4 · East Chatham, NY · July 2, 1973

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 2, 1973
Place
East Chatham, NY · EAST CHATHAM, NY
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7008CN.American SNJ-4
Status
Completed · report October 5, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730702015899A
Case key
189236

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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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3-2358   73/7/2    EAST CHATHAM,NY     N.AMERICAN SNJ-4    CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 4000
        TIME - 1800                    N7008C              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUNKIRK,NY                  ORANGE,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DRG LDG APCH TO PASTURE R WING HIT TREE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7008C
Reported as
N.American SNJ-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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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.