North American SNJ-5 N9813C
5 September 2008 · Leadville, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 September 2008 at about 16:30 local time, a North American SNJ-5 registered N9813C was involved in an accident near Leadville, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Leadville, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake County Airport (LXV)
- Coordinates
- 39.2200, -106.3167
- Aircraft
- North American SNJ-5
- Registration
- N9813C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Leadville → Leadville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN08CA154
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, the preflight inspection was performed and an engine run-up was "completely successful" on the supercharged engine. He advanced the throttle to "full power," noted 2,050 rpm and 20 inches (expecting 2,200 rpm and 32 inches) and released the brakes for the ground roll. After an 800-foot ground roll, the pilot noted 55 miles per hour, 2,100 rpm, and 28 inches. The airplane drifted to the right and the pilot attempted to correct with the application of left rudder and aileron control. The airplane became airborne and the left wing contacted the ground. The airplane settled back to the ground and headed towards the left side of the runway, at which time the pilot elected to abort the takeoff. The airplane became airborne one additional time, departed the runway environment to the left, and impacted several trees, resulting in substantial damage. Density altitude at the time of the accident was estimated to be 11,570 feet. An examination of the airplane systems revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other North American SNJ-5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2008 | North American SNJ-5 | Wolcott, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2007 | North American SNJ-5 | Bloomington, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2007 | North American SNJ-5 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | Richard Wells | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 2009 | North American SNJ-5 | Merritt Island, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 2009 | North American SNJ-5 | Simla, Colorado, United States | Gary Miller | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Sep 2005 | North American SNJ-5 | Torrington, Wyoming, United States | Thomas E. Campau | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2008 | Cessna 152 | Loveland, Colorado, United States | Colorado Contrails | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2008 | Curtiss-Wright 12Q | Erie, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 24 Jul 2008 | Airbus A319-114 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Centre Air Canada | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2008 | Beechcraft 35-C33A | Longmont, Colorado, United States | Brian Higley | No injuries | - |