North American SNJ-5 N43775

Summary

On 4 May 1986 at about 20:15 local time, a North American SNJ-5 registered N43775 was involved in an accident near Anadarko, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 May 1986 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Anadarko, Oklahoma, United States

Coordinates

35.0607, -98.2405

Aircraft

North American SNJ-5

Registration

N43775

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lawton → Oklahoma City

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW86FA076

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 PILOT RADIOED THAT HE HAD SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. HE IMMEDIATELY MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDNG, DOWN WIND, IN A FARMER'S FIELD. WITNESSES SAW THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING DROP BEFORE THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN. THE RESULTING IMPACT TORE THE WINGS AND ENGINE OFF, KILLING THE PILOT, BUT THE PASSENGER SURVIVED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A FIELD WIRE IN THE GENERATOR HAD SHORTED. THIS ALLOWED UNREGULATED VOLTAGE THROUGH PARTS OF THE WIRING HARNESS AND CAUSE THE INSULATION TO OVERHEAT AND SMOLDER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.