# Accident 19760316011459A: Naval N3N3, Winters, CA, March 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1976
- Place: Winters, CA
- Airport: Wallace Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 38.5333° N, 121.9755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winters, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5333&lon=-121.9755&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52568, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52568-2012-12-11) (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
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,805 total, 5,160 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760316011459A

## Narrative

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

NR 9 CYL HEAD CRACKED.

## 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 OAK76DVG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG55), Mar 16, 1976: Naval Fcty N3N-3 (N52568), Winters, 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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