- Date
- July 29, 1979
- Place
- Petal, MS · PETAL, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N45021Naval Fcty N3N-3
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790729017769A
- Case key
- 134680
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2082 79/7/29 NR.PETAL,MS NAVAL FCTY N3N-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 782 TIME - 1725 N45021 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HATTIESBURG,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45021
- Reported as
- Naval Fcty N3N-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N45021Registration cancelled Jul 19, 2012 · Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Airframe modelNaval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Engine modelLycoming R680
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.