- Date
- August 4, 1983, 19:45 local (Aug 5, 1983, 02:45 UTC)
- Place
- Lincoln, CA
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N87697Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3-2939
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830804048699A
- Case key
- 23885
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was performing touch and go landings to runway 15 and 33 at Lincoln municipal airport. Witnesses observed the pilot make a steep climb following a touch and go landing to runway 15. The aircraft crashed on the airport property.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87697
- Reported as
- Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3-2939
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2939
- Airframe hours
- 4,218
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rpm Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Limited (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 4, 1983 · 1 hours before
- Flight plan
- Military VFR
- Airport
- 051 · Lincoln Municipal, runway 15, 3,700 × 100 ft, macadam
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 566 total · 2 in this make and model · 100 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.