CHI73FEP20

NTSB accident investigation · Naval Fcty N3N-3 · Cross Plains, WI · September 19, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 19, 1972
Place
Cross Plains, WI · CROSS PLAINS, WI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6358TNaval Fcty N3N-3
Status
Completed · report March 27, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168277

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3587  72/9/19    CROSS PLAINS,WIS    NAVAL FCTY N3N-3    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1645                    N6358T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 48, 5131 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            215 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLETON,WIS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRASH LNDD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6358T
Reported as
Naval Fcty N3N-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.