# NTSB FTW66F0122: Naval Acrft N3N-3, N45162, Mamou, LA, July 2, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1965
- Place: Mamou, LA · MAMOU, LA
- Location: 30.6349° N, 92.4179° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mamou, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6349&lon=-92.4179&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0122
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0122

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1649   65/7/2    MAMOU LA            NAVAL ACRFT N3N-3   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 242
        TIME - 1000                    N45162              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAMOU
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N45162 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAVAL ACRFT N3N-3
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mamou

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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