North American SNJ-5 N3673F
16 May 1982 · Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 May 1982 at about 21:00 local time, a North American SNJ-5 registered N3673F, operated by Colonial Flying Corps, was involved in an accident near Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Garden Flying Field
- Coordinates
- 39.8309, -75.7502
- Aircraft
- North American SNJ-5
- Registration
- N3673F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Colonial Flying Corps
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Toughkenamon → New London
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82DA095
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, TAKEOFF AND DEPARTURE WERE NORMAL, HOWEVER, SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRST POWER REDUCTION THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND WINDMILLED TO TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT IN THE REAR SEAT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD. THE LOSS OF POWER WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A MASTER ROD SEPARATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other North American SNJ-5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 1984 | North American SNJ-5 | Fairview, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Jun 1985 | North American SNJ-5 | Stuart, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Mar 1985 | North American SNJ-5 | Titusville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1986 | North American SNJ-5 | Anadarko, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 May 1987 | North American SNJ-5 | McKinney, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1987 | North American SNJ-5 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | John Bosco | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1982 | Schweizer SGS-2-33A | Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, United States | Pittsburg Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1982 | Wayne Ison PDQ-II | Mars, Pennsylvania, United States | C.k. Fahler | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1982 | Cessna 182Q | Sidman, Pennsylvania, United States | Seven Springs Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-22-160 | Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, United States | Bernard Rottschaefer | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-28-180 | Buckingham, Pennsylvania, United States | Cornell Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1982 | Thorp T-18 | Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States | Duane Simm | Minor injuries | - |