North American SNJ-5C, N98RJ, incident occurred on June 6, 2026, at Culpeper Regional Airport (CJR/KCJR), Culpeper, Virginia

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https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N98RJ

- History of Flight:
On June 6, 2026, at about 0801 local time, a North American SNJ-5C, N98RJ, registered to Wag Air LLC, sustained minor damage following an emergency landing at Culpeper Regional Airport (CJR/KCJR), Culpeper, Virginia. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The local flight originated at 0729.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft experienced an engine failure resulting in crankshaft and prop separating and landed safely."

ADS-B data shows that the airplane was on approach to runway 4 when it entered a 360 loop and landed on runway 4.

- Weather:

METAR KCJR 061115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/15 A3001 RMK AO2 T01690152

METAR KCJR 061215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/16 A3001 RMK AO2 T02190163

Figure 1: Entire Flight

Figure 2: Final Approach