# Accident 19730330009579A: Naval N3N3, Acton, CA, March 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1973
- Place: Acton, CA
- Airport: Agua Dulce
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.5035° N, 118.3132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AGUA DULCE (L70), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5035&lon=-118.3132&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9611, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9611) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (registry code 6120202, https://openairdocs.org/model/naval-aircraft-factory-n3n-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVAL N3N3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,489 total, 105 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73FUQ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUQ27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730330009579A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT KNEW L BRAKE DRAGGED PRIOR TO TKOF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX73FUQ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUQ27), Mar 30, 1973: Naval Fcty N3N-3 (N9611), Acton, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9611 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20240327003309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240327003309I), Mar 27, 2024: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (N9611), Blythe, CA, Minor damage. En route from chino airport (cno) to Blythe airport (blh) the aircraft began to exspell smoke from the engine. The aircraft began to vibrate and the pilot…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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