- Date
- February 11, 1967
- Place
- Hopewell, VA · HOPEWELL, VA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4743CNaval Fcty N3N-3
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119086
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0058 67/2/11 HOPEWELL,VA NAVAL FCTY N3N-3 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1521 N4743C PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 27, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPEWELL MUNI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- ENGINE HAD NOT BEEN OPERATED FOR 18 MONTHS. ACFT STALLED IN STEEP LEFT BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4743C
- Reported as
- Naval Fcty N3N-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hopewell Muni
N4743CRegistration cancelled Sep 17, 1968 · Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Airframe modelNaval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
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