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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Naval N3N-3 · San Angelo, TX · June 25, 1983

Date: June 25, 1983 · 18:00 local
Place: San Angelo, TX
Airport: Mathis
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N45146
Reported as: Naval N3N3
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,145 total16 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N45146Registered now · Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3S/N 4393 · Built 1940 Airframe modelNaval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 Engine modelLycoming R680E seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Veered off runway on takeoff attempt. Tail wheel did not lock at start of roll.

As the FAA filed it

VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. TAIL WHEEL DID NOT LOCK AT START OF ROLL.