# Accident 19920430015389A: Naval N3N3, Montrose, CO, April 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1992, 11:00 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Airport: Montrose County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4895° N, 107.8691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4895&lon=-107.8691&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
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,179 total, 53 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920430015389A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING. STRUCK A DITCH 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 DEN92LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA049), Apr 30, 1992: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (N45033), Montrose, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLL. A FACTOR WAS: THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH WHICH RAN PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N45033 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900609032789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900609032789I), Jun 9, 1990: Naval N3N3 (N45033), Mack, CO, Minor damage. Right brake failed while taxiing to run-up area. Tail came up and propeller struck the ground.

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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