# Accident 19910614034859A: Naval N3N3, Deming, NM, June 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1991, 14:30 local time
- Place: Deming, NM
- Airport: Deming Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2592° N, 107.7505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2592&lon=-107.7505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44970, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44970) (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 R985AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,696 total, 13 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910614034859A

## Narrative

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

FERRYING HOME AFTER PURCHASE. VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING EN ROUTE AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 DEN91LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA086), Jun 14, 1991: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (N44970), Deming, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS WERE: A CROSSWIND CONDITION AND A SOFT SHOULDER ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N44970 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940810021089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940810021089A), Aug 10, 1994: Naval N3N3 (N44970), Beaufort, SC, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing. Veered off runway into trees. No brake defects. Pilot late with corrective acton.

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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