# NTSB DEN67D0030: Navy N3N-3, N45056, Elk Mountain, WY, June 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1966
- Place: Elk Mountain, WY · ELK MOUNTAIN, WY
- Location: 41.6883° N, 106.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elk Mountain, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6883&lon=-106.4135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0030

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45056), registered now, S/N 2798 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVY N3N-3
- Registry model: [Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/naval-aircraft-factory-n3n-3) (registry code 6120202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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