# NTSB FTW68F0323: N.American SNJ, N3671F, Saginaw, TX, November 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1967
- Place: Saginaw, TX · SAGINAW, TX
- Location: 32.8657° N, 97.3657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8657&lon=-97.3657&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0323
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0323

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3804   67/11/1   SAGINAW,TEX         N.AMERICAN SNJ      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 252
        TIME - 1630                    N3671F              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE MOUND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL LOCK PIN FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3671F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3671F-1971-01-15), registration cancelled 1971-01-15, S/N 112232 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: N.AMERICAN SNJ
- Registry model: [North American SNJ-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5) (registry code 6400418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blue Mound

## Other investigations on N3671F (2)

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.

- [NTSB FTW69F0166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0166), Sep 1, 1968: N.American SNJ-6 (N3671F), Saginaw, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW68F0353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0353), Nov 18, 1967: N.American SNJ-6 (N3671F), Blue Mound, TX, 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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