# NTSB FTW68F0353: N.American SNJ-6, N3671F, Blue Mound, TX, November 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1967
- Place: Blue Mound, TX · BLUE MOUND, TX
- Location: 32.8543° N, 97.3384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Mound, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8543&lon=-97.3384&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112864
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0353
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0353

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4124  67/11/18   BLUE MOUND,TEX      N.AMERICAN SNJ-6    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 4500
        TIME - 1640                    N3671F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE MOUND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## 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-6
- 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 FTW68F0323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0323), Nov 1, 1967: N.American SNJ (N3671F), Saginaw, 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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