19861019065469I

Incident

FAA incident report · Naval N3N-3 · American Falls, ID · October 19, 1986

Date
October 19, 1986 · 16:30 local
Place
American Falls, ID
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N45163
Reported as
Naval N3N3
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total75 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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.

Engine failed to respond after switching fuel tanks. Landed safely on a highway. Started engine, continued flight.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND AFTER SWITCHING FUEL TANKS. LANDED SAFELY ON A HIGHWAY. STARTED ENGINE, CONTINUED FLIGHT.

Other reports on N45163 · 1

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