# Accident 19730424012759A: Naval N3N3, Nelson, CA, April 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1973
- Place: Nelson, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.5521° N, 121.7655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nelson, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5521&lon=-121.7655&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45307, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45307-2017-10-31) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 35 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73DVG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVG60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730424012759A

## Narrative

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

HIGH GROSS WT ON TKOF.R GR DMGD BY LEVEE.ON LDG ROLL,GRND LOOPED,HIT DITCH AND NOSED OVR.

## 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 OAK73DVG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVG60), Apr 24, 1973: Naval Fcty N3N (N45307), Nelson, CA, substantial damage

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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