DEN67D0030

NTSB accident investigation · Navy N3N-3 · Elk Mountain, WY · June 26, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1966
Place
Elk Mountain, WY · ELK MOUNTAIN, WY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N45056Navy N3N-3
Status
Completed · report September 6, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
170874

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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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3-1790  66/6/26    ELK MOUNTAIN WYO    NAVY N3N-3          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 5730
        TIME - 0530                    N45056              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- WHEEL STRUCK A BADGER HOLE OFF RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N45056
Reported as
Navy 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.