# NTSB NYC74FFA01: N.American SNJ-4, N7008C, East Chatham, NY, July 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1973
- Place: East Chatham, NY · EAST CHATHAM, NY
- Location: 42.4106° N, 73.5246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Chatham, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4106&lon=-73.5246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FFA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2358   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7008C-2015-05-15), registration cancelled 2015-05-15, S/N 88-13784 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: N.AMERICAN SNJ-4
- Registry model: [North American SNJ-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-4) (registry code 6400414) (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

## 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 19730702015899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730702015899A), Jul 2, 1973: Namer SNJ4, East Chatham, NY, Substantial damage. Drg ldg apch to pasture r wing hit tree.

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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