# Accident 19761116036709A: Naval N3N3, College Place, WA, November 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1976
- Place: College Place, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 46.0418° N, 118.3924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of College Place, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0418&lon=-118.3924&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44707, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44707) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (registry code 6120202, https://openairdocs.org/model/naval-aircraft-factory-n3n-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-760-8 (registry code 67118, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-760-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVAL N3N3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,700 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FYG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761116036709A

## Narrative

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

PULLED UP TOO LATE,TRIED TO GO UNDER,STRUCK WIRE

## 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 SEA77FYG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYG09), Nov 16, 1976: Naval Fcty N3N-3 (N44707), College Place, WA, 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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