# Incident 19900609032789I: Naval N3N3, Mack, CO, June 9, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1990, 10:00 local time
- Place: Mack, CO
- Airport: Mack Mesa Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2681° N, 108.8640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MACK MESA (10CO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2681&lon=-108.8640&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45033, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45033) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 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/19900609032789I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT BRAKE FAILED WHILE TAXIING TO RUN-UP AREA. TAIL CAME UP AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N45033 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920430015389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920430015389A), Apr 30, 1992: Naval N3N3 (N45033), Montrose, CO, Substantial damage. Swerved off runway on landing. Struck a ditch and nosed over.

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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