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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Naval N3N3 · Lovelock, NV · May 26, 1973

Date
May 26, 1973
Place
Lovelock, NV
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N45014
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK73FXQ33
Reported as
Naval N3N3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,100 total86 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Fuel tank guages were not accurate. Plt used eng recording tach instead of watch to keep time.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL TANK GUAGES WERE NOT ACCURATE.PLT USED ENG RECORDING TACH INSTEAD OF WATCH TO KEEP TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.