North American SNJ-5 N91047

Summary

On 11 November 1984 at about 20:57 local time, a North American SNJ-5 registered N91047 was involved in an accident near Fairview, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 November 1984 at 20:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Fairview, Oklahoma, United States

Coordinates

36.2610, -98.4693

Aircraft

North American SNJ-5

Registration

N91047

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fairview → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW85FA041

1 person died.

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 ACFT WAS ENGAGED IN PERFORMING AT AN AIR SHOW WHEN RECOVERY FROM A LEFT AILERON ROLL AT APRX 300 FT AGL WAS COMPLETED TO AN UPRIGHT ATTITUDE, HOWEVER, THE ACFT NOSE DROPPED AND THE ACFT TURNED 45 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE RWY HEADING. IT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A SHALLOW DIVE WITH THE RT WING LOW. THE ACFT BOUNCED AND SLID ALONG FOR 345 FT BEFORE STOPPING IN A PLOWED FIELD. A FABRIC BAG CONTAINING A FLT HELMET, FLASHLIGHT, GLOVES, SCARF, AND OTHER CLOTH AND PAPER ITEMS AND A TAPE PLAYER. THIS BAG WAS FOUND LYING LOOSE IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE PLT TOLD THE AIR SHOW ANNOUNCER THE HE (THE PLT) WOULD BE COORDINATING HIS FLT TO THE SYCHRONIZED MUSIC. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD BEEN DONE ACCORDING TO THE NARRATOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.