# Accident 19760218003509A: Naval N3N3, Ripley, CA, February 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1976
- Place: Ripley, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 33.5238° N, 114.6530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ripley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5238&lon=-114.6530&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44846, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44846-1976-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (registry code 6120202, https://openairdocs.org/model/naval-aircraft-factory-n3n-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVAL N3N3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,100 total, 457 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76DUG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760218003509A

## Narrative

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

LOOKING FOR FLAG MAN.

## 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 LAX76DUG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG36), Feb 18, 1976: Naval Fcty N3N (N44846), Ripley, CA, destroyed

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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