# Incident 19850927067139I: Naval N3N3, Salem, OR, September 27, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1985, 10:01 local time
- Place: Salem, OR
- Airport: Salem
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9429° N, 123.0351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9429&lon=-123.0351&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60KB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60KB) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850927067139I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITHOUT ATC LIGHT AFTER CIRCLING CONTROL TOWER SEVERAL TIMES. MISTOOK RUNWAY FOR TAXIWAY. NO RADIO AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N60KB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890324004579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890324004579A), Mar 24, 1989: Naval N3N3 (N60KB), Young, AZ, Substantial damage. Nosed up on liftoff. Unable to compensate and stalled. Control stick in front cockpit was tied aft by the seatbelt.

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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