# Accident 19890520012689A: Naval N3N3, Canaan, CT, May 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1989, 14:10 local time
- Place: Canaan, CT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0401° N, 73.3329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canaan, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0401&lon=-73.3329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4742C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4742C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (registry code 6120202, https://openairdocs.org/model/naval-aircraft-factory-n3n-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVAL N3N3
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R760*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 4 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890520012689A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. TRIED TO RETURN. WING STRUCK GROUND AND SPUN AIRCRAFT AROUND. CONTAMINATES IN FUEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC89LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA133), May 20, 1989: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N (N4742C), Canaan, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM.

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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