# Accident 19960403005919A: Naval N3N3, Chandler, AZ, April 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1996, 10:30 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3191° N, 111.8192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3191&lon=-111.8192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45043, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45043) (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: 1,274 total, 16 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960403005919A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX96LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA153), Apr 3, 1996: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (N45043), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both the engine driven and hand wobble fuel pumps, which resulted in fuel starvation to the engine.

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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