# Incident 19861019065469I: Naval N3N3, American Falls, ID, October 19, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: American Falls, ID
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7828° N, 112.8542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of American Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7828&lon=-112.8542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45163, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45163) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (registry code 6120202, https://openairdocs.org/model/naval-aircraft-factory-n3n-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVAL N3N3
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861019065469I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19880129006269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880129006269I), Jan 29, 1988: Naval N3N3 (N45163), Glenwood Spring, CO. Left brake locked up causing aircraft to veer left into snow bank. Ice found in left brake.

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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