# Accident 19760419009469A: Naval N3N3, Richvale, CA, April 19, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1976
- Place: Richvale, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.4937° N, 121.7508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richvale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4937&lon=-121.7508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45303 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAVAL N3N3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,181 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG66) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760419009469A

## Narrative

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

CIRCLING AT LOW ALT WAITING FOR OTR ACFT TO DEP STRIP.

## 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 OAK76DVG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG66), Apr 19, 1976: Naval Fcty N3N-3 (N45303), Richvale, 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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