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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Naval N3N-3 · Chandler, AZ · April 3, 1996

Date
April 3, 1996 · 10:30 local
Place
Chandler, AZ
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N45043
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA153
Reported as
Naval N3N3
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,274 total16 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power at cruise. Fuel pressure zero. Nosed over in desert. Engine driven and wobble pumps were inoperative.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER AT CRUISE. FUEL PRESSURE ZERO. NOSED OVER IN DESERT. ENGINE DRIVEN AND WOBBLE PUMPS WERE INOPERATIVE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.