# Accident 19820919048609A: Naval N3N3, Danville, IL, September 19, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1982, 12:15 local time
- Place: Danville, IL
- Airport: Vermillion County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1426° N, 87.6107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1426&lon=-87.6107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (registry code 6120202, https://openairdocs.org/model/naval-aircraft-factory-n3n-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 760A B D E&ET (registry code 67009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-760a-b-d-e-et) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVAL N3N3
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R760*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,486 total, 24 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA360) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820919048609A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. TAIL WHEEL CENTERING SPRING MALFUNCTIONED.

## 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 CHI82DA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA360), Sep 19, 1982: Navy N3N-3 (N51H), Danville, IL, 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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