# Accident 20081026851969A: Naval N3N3, Rialto, CA, October 26, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2008, 13:00 local time
- Place: Rialto, CA
- Airport: Rialto Municipal /Miro Fld/
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1261° N, 117.4164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1261&lon=-117.4164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44848, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44848) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (registry code 6120202, https://openairdocs.org/model/naval-aircraft-factory-n3n-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVAL N3N3
- Reported engine: LYC R680
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 35 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081026851969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKEOFF AT RIALTO AIRPORT, CA, AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, MOMENTARILY COMING BACK ON AND THEN ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED OUT, NO BACKFIRING NOTED.  AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON AN OPEN FIELD STRIKING OAK TREES WITH IT'S LEFT WINGS.  POLICE ENTITIES BLOCKED STREETS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE AND ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO TAXI BACK UNDER ITS OWN POWER BACK TO THE RIALTO AIRPORT.  ON 11/4/2008, A POWER ENGINE RUN WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT FLABOB, CA AIRPORT WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS.  FUEL FILTER BOWL WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES OR DEBRIS FOUND.  FUEL TANK VENT SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED FOR CLOGGING AND NO OBSTRUCTIONS WERE NOTED.  AIRCRAFT OWNER AGREED TO SEND CARBURATOR OUT FOR OVERHAUL AND ADVISE IF ANY ABNORMALITIES ARE FOUND.

## 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 WPR09LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA025), Oct 26, 2008: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (N44848), Rialto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb due to an interruption in fuel flow through an improperly assembled carburetor.

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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