Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
South Jersey Regional Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Mount Holly, New Jersey 08060
Saturday, June 19, 1999 13:40 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The pilot performed several passes before attempting a low and slow pass. As the airplane slowed it started to sink. The airplane's pitch attitude increased, and power was applied, followed by a muffled bang. The airplane then rolled right, and impacted the ground in a nose low attitude. The aft fuselage pump, and fuel level transmitter were not examined due to location in the wreckage, and impact damage. Examination of the rest of the airplane revealed no preimpact failures or malfunctions. The pilot had approximately 50 hours in the accident airplane's make and model. The airplane had approximately 1,360 pounds of fuel onboard at engine start. The pilot requested 340 pounds of fuel, but then changed his mind. The airplane burned between 83.3 and 100 pounds of fuel per minute while performing at airshows. According to the Aircraft Operating Instructions, the possibility of fuel starvation existed when there was a failure of the aft fuselage pump or fuel level transmitter, and the airplane was in a climb attitude with less than 500 pounds of fuel. The pilot would not have any cockpit indications of a failure of the aft fuselage pump or the fuel level transmitter.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
A failure in the fuel transfer system which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 6/19/1999 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 1340 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | MOUNT HOLLY |
| Event State | NEW JERSEY |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 08060 |
| Event Date Year | 1999 |
| Event Date Month | 6 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | SOUTH JERSEY REGIONAL |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | VAY |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 53 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1754 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | VAY |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 53 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 7500 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 26 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 9 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 0 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Variable |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 6 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | 1 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 641 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jun 19 1999 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1410 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 12 2000 11:40AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N186JC |
| NTSB Number | NYC99FA150 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Canadair |
| Aircraft Model | F-86E |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | F-86E |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 1600 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 20610 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 1 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Continuous Airworthiness |
| Date of Last Inspection | Mar 28 1999 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 20 |
| Airframe Hours | 3907 |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | NVL CORPORATION |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 415 FIRST STREET SE |
| Aircraft Owner City | WASHINGTON |
| Aircraft Owner State | DC |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 20003 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | STEPHEN SNYDER |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 420 PLEASANT VALLEY AVE |
| Operator City | MOORESTOWN |
| Operator State | NJ |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 08057 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | VAY |
| Departure City | |
| Departure State | |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1330 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | |
| Destination City | |
| Destination State | |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Maneuvering |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:35AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 26 |
| Runway Length | 3911 |
| Runway Width | 50 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |