# NTSB IAD75DKM24: Naval Fcty N3N-1, N45013, Monroe, NC, April 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1975
- Place: Monroe, NC · MONROE, NC
- Location: 34.9854° N, 80.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9854&lon=-80.5495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DKM24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKM24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0739   75/4/8    MONROE,NC           NAVAL FCTY N3N-1    CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3129
        TIME - 1415                    N45013              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 430 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONROE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROE,NC                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45013](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45013-1975-10-06), registration cancelled 1975-10-06, S/N 2629 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVAL FCTY N3N-1
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Monroe

## Other investigations on N45013 (1)

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 CHI69F0168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0168), Aug 2, 1968: Naval N3N (N45013), Galva, IL, 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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