NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI89DEX04
Registry · N3665F
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-5
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A425A3
Registrant of record
QUALITAIR LLC TRUSTEE
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE INGESTION OF A FOREIGN OBJECT AND SUBSEQUENT SUPERCHARGER IMPELLER FAILURE.
Factual narrative
A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS EXPERIENCED ON A CROSSWIND LEG SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A TELEPHONE WIRE AND 4 TO 5 FOOT HIGH MOUNDS OF DIRT DURING THE FORCED LANDING PRIOR TO COMING TO REST INVERTED. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE SUPERCHARGER IMPELLER WHICH RESULTED IN THE INGESTION OF METAL INTO THE ENGINE AND SUBSEQUENT PISTON SEIZURE. EVIDENCE OF FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE ON THE IMPELLER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1989_CHI89DEX04.txt.
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