Aviation Crash Map

North American SNJ-2 N62382

23 April 1982 · Flushing, New York, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 April 1982 at about 20:50 local time, a North American SNJ-2 registered N62382, operated by Skytypers East, Inc., was involved in an accident near Flushing, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Flushing, New York, United States
Nearest airport
Flushing (FLU)
Coordinates
40.7800, -73.8404
Aircraft
North American SNJ-2
Registration
N62382
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Skytypers East, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Ferry
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lakewood → Danbury
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC82DA078

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

THE 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 STRIPPING HAD FALLEN ONTO THE LEFT BRAKE AND LODGED IN A POSITION THAT PREVENTED RELEASE OF THE BRAKE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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All 8 records for this type

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