NYC72FHD08

NTSB accident investigation · Naval Fcty N3N-3 · Atlantic City, NJ · August 22, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 22, 1971
Place
Atlantic City, NJ · ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N44745Naval Fcty N3N-3
Status
Completed · report April 10, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163070

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3208  71/8/22    ATLANTIC CITY,NJ    NAVAL FCTY N3N-3    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1100
        TIME - 1245                    N44745              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BADER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTIC CITY,NJ            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ENG MISFIRING AFTR BANNER PICKUP.UN RELEASE BANNER,MAINTAIN ALT.CRASH LNDD IN MARSHY AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N44745
Reported as
Naval Fcty N3N-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bader

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.