# NTSB UNK64X3746: Navy N3N3, N45273, Gilbert, AZ, September 2, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1964
- Place: Gilbert, AZ · GILBERT, AZ
- Location: 33.3528° N, 111.7890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilbert, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3528&lon=-111.7890&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3746
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3746

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2733   64/9/2    GILBERT ARIZ        NAVY N3N3           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 12000
        TIME - 0830                    N45273              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BULKLEY S STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - PRACTICE
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1200
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45273](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45273-2017-06-07), registration cancelled 2017-06-07, S/N 2793, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVY N3N3
- Registry model: [Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/naval-aircraft-factory-n3n-3) (registry code 6120202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bulkley S Strip

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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