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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Naval N3N-3 · Brawley, CA · April 14, 1977

Date
April 14, 1977
Place
Brawley, CA
Airport
Vondrahae Strip
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N44875
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX77FUM27
Reported as
Naval N3N3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,673 total600 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aborted due explosion in hopper,sulphur load. Plt un see due flames & fumes. Dusting beets.

As the FAA filed it

ABORTED DUE EXPLOSION IN HOPPER,SULPHUR LOAD. PLT UN SEE DUE FLAMES & FUMES. DUSTING BEETS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.