North American SNJ 2 accident near Melville, NY
On May 30, 2018, a North American SNJ 2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Melville, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 30, 2018
- Place
- Melville, NY
- Aircraft
- North American SNJ 2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.768°N, 73.390°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180530X50125
Official records · WPR18FA155
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 30, 2018, about 1348 eastern daylight time, a North American SNJ-2, N62382, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Farmingdale, New York. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 repositioning flight. The airplane was one of six North American SNJ-2s operated by the Geico Skytypers. The accident flight was a formation flight to reposition the six airplanes from Republic Airport (FRG), Farmingdale, New York, to Patuxent Naval Air Station (NHK), Patuxent, Maryland, for an upcoming airshow. The pilot of the lead airplane (No. 1) departed and was holding northeast of the airport. He stated that his rear seat passenger watched the accident airplane (No. 6) pass underneath their airplane and enter a climbing, "high-G" turn. The accident airplane subsequently entered a spin that continued until it impacted the ground. Flight track data showed the airplane depart from runway 14 and turn northeast, climbing to an altitude of about 1,200 ft mean sea level (msl), before turning northwest as it climbed to about 1,300 ft msl. The airplane then turned sharply right about 360° and started losing altitude. The airplane continued to lose altitude as it completed about three more 360° turns before the data ended in the vicinity of the accident site. (See Figure 1). Figure 1-Accident Flight Track and Accident Site A flight instructor who was in the traffic pattern for runway 14 at FRG reported that he watched the Nos. 5 and 6 airplanes depart toward the northwest. The instructor stated th
Probable cause
The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, spin, and subsequent impact with terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
