N American SNJ-5 N3626F
5 June 1971 · North Cape May, New Jersey, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 June 1971 at about 13:44 local time, a N American SNJ-5 registered N3626F, operated by Synder Electri, was involved in an accident during in flight near North Cape May, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board. In all, 2 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Cape May, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cape May County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- N American SNJ-5
- Registration
- N3626F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Synder Electri
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4042
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
RACE CNLD 3RD LAP BY SMK BMB, PRIOR ACDNT 1ST LAPMISC-INADQT CLNC BTN ACFT DRG CLSD CRS AIR RACE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other N American SNJ-5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 1971 | N American SNJ-5 | Grain Valley, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1971 | N American SNJ-5 | North Cape May, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1971 | N American SNJ-5 | Long Beach, California, United States | Growers Aerial | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1971 | N American SNJ-5 | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Gulf Coast Fly | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1972 | N American SNJ-5 | Long Beach, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1972 | N American SNJ-5 | Kingman, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |