# Accident 19780203000839A: Naval N3N3, Davis, CA, February 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1978
- Place: Davis, CA
- Airport: Yolo County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.5794° N, 121.8569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YOLO COUNTY (DWA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5794&lon=-121.8569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44926, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44926) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,358 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVG18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780203000839A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING ON LEVEL BUT VERY SOFT GROUND,AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 OAK78FVG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVG18), Feb 3, 1978: Navy N3N (N44926), Davis, 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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