- Date
- April 5, 1964
- Place
- Flushing Bay, NY · FLUSHING BAY, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N62382No American SNJ2
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184628
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0826 64/4/5 FLUSHING BAY NY NO AMERICAN SNJ2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N62382 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING AGE 47, 12900 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 750 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAGUARDIA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62382
- Reported as
- No American SNJ2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Laguardia
N62382Registration cancelled Jan 17, 2019 · North American SNJ-2Airframe modelNorth American SNJ-2Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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Other investigations on N62382 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR18FA155Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMelville, NYThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, spin, and subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB NYC07LA209Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFarmingdale, NYThe number 5 airplane pilot's inadequate visual lookout.NTSB NYC82DA078Accident · No injuriesFinal reportFlushing, NYThe flight proceeded without incident until the tail wheel was unlocked during the landing roll. The aircraft drifted to the left and struck a parked cherokee. Both aircraft were substantially damaged. Inspection revealed that residue of a recent paint…