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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Naval N3N3 · Middletown, CA · February 8, 1986

Date
February 8, 1986 · 15:46 local
Place
Middletown, CA
Airport
7m Ranch
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N45105
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86FA114
Reported as
Naval N3N3
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,723 total35 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine ran rough on takeoff. Crashed and burned. Sat for months in numerous rain showers. Fuel sumps not drained.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE RAN ROUGH ON TAKEOFF. CRASHED AND BURNED. SAT FOR MONTHS IN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS. FUEL SUMPS NOT DRAINED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.