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Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 N582WH

7 June 2008 · Luckey, Ohio, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 June 2008 at about 15:30 local time, a Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 registered N582WH was involved in an accident near Luckey, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 15:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Luckey, Ohio, United States
Coordinates
41.4608, -83.4761
Aircraft
Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
Registration
N582WH
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Toledo → Bowling Green
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI08CA186

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The pilot not maintaining clearance from the high vegetation during the off airport landing. Contributing to the accident was the high vegetation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on a cross country flight, the pilot elected to make an off airport landing to an open field due to a fluctuating oil pressure gauge. The pilot said that the "wing tip hit the wheat which rotated the aircraft as the landing gear touched the ground." The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane reference the flight. An examination of the wreckage revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. The pilot's safety recommendation was, "Think about the landing not saving the engine. Land in the center of the field not the edge ... ."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Naval Aircraft Factory N3N accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
26 Oct 2008 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
N44848
Rialto, California, United States - No injuries -
20 Jun 1998 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
N45053
Skull Valley, Arizona, United States
approximate position
- Serious injuries -
18 Nov 1997 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
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3 Apr 1996 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
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Chandler, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
10 Aug 1994 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
N44970
Beaufort, South Carolina, United States - No injuries -
30 Apr 1992 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
N45033
Montrose, Colorado, United States Gerald M. Miller Minor injuries -

All 14 records for this type

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