North American SNJ-2 N62382
2 September 2007 · Farmingdale, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 September 2007 at about 14:55 local time, a North American SNJ-2 registered N62382 was involved in an accident near Farmingdale, New York, 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 14:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Farmingdale, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Republic Airport (FRG)
- Coordinates
- 40.7286, -73.4133
- Aircraft
- North American SNJ-2
- Registration
- N62382
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Farmingdale → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC07LA209
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The number 5 airplane pilot's inadequate visual lookout.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The accident airplanes were operating as part of a five airplane, aerial advertising formation flight. After performing the pretaxi checks, the airplanes in the formation began to taxi. While still in the parking spot, the pilot of airplane 5 realized that he had forgot to put in his earplugs, so he removed his helmet to put them in. After replacing his helmet, he looked up and saw what he thought was airplane 4, whom he was to follow, was no longer in its parking spot, and that the other airplanes had taxied relatively far down the taxiway. The pilot of airplane 5 then taxied out of the parking spot to join the formation and struck the left wing of the number 4 airplane. The pilot stated that during the brief time that he was putting in his ear plugs, he "lost situational awareness."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| North American SNJ-2 | N62382 | - | Substantial |
| North American SNJ-2 | N52033 | - | Substantial |
Other North American SNJ-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2007 | North American SNJ-2 | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 May 2018 | North American SNJ 2 | Melville, New York, United States | Snj-2 Corp | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Aug 2021 | North American SNJ-2 | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States | Snj-2 Corp | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Oct 1993 | North American SNJ-2 | Skaneateles, New York, United States | Donald Anklin | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 May 1987 | North American SNJ-2 | Farmingdale, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1983 | North American SNJ-2 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2007 | Cessna 172N | Rochester, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Feb 2007 | Cessna 172 | Utica, New York, United States | John Farruggia | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2007 | Ontario Avia Hist Soc FOKKER D VII | Geneseo, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 2007 | Learjet 60 | Westhampton, New York, United States | Jet Share US, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2007 | Cessna A185F | Danube, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2007 | Boeing 737 | New York City, New York, United States | Delta Airlines Inc DFW Base Maintenance | No injuries | - |