# Incident 20240327003309I: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, Blythe, CA, March 27, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2024, 19:00 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6535° N, 114.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blythe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6535&lon=-114.6218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9611, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9611) (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 AIRCRAFT FACTORY N3N-3
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 11,438 total, 49 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240327003309I

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE FROM CHINO AIRPORT (CNO) TO BLYTHE AIRPORT (BLH) THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO EXSPELL SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE PILOT LANDED ON A ONE LANE HIGHWAY 40 MILES WEST OF BLH. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED A DIRT BURM CAUSING MINOR FABRIC DAMAGE. NO POB INJURED.

## Other reports on N9611 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730330009579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730330009579A), Mar 30, 1973: Naval N3N3 (N9611), Acton, CA, Substantial damage. Plt knew l brake dragged prior to tkof.

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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