# NTSB NYC65F0124: North Ameri SNJ-5, N3673F, Wilmington, DE, January 31, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1965
- Place: Wilmington, DE · WILMINGTON, DE
- Location: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7357&lon=-75.5321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179674
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0124
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0124

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1088  65/1/31    WILMINGTON DEL      NORTH AMERI SNJ-5   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 1000
        TIME - 1030                    N3673F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER WILMINGTN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3673F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3673F-2011-07-18), registration cancelled 2011-07-18, S/N 90907, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERI SNJ-5
- Registry model: [North American SNJ-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5) (registry code 6400418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Wilmingtn

## Other investigations on N3673F (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 NYC82DA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA095), May 16, 1982: North American SNJ-5 (N3673F), Toughkenamon, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FID17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID17), Jul 29, 1978: N American SNJ-5 (N3673F), Langley Afb, VA, 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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