# Accident 19770414007319A: Naval N3N3, Brawley, CA, April 14, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1977
- Place: Brawley, CA
- Airport: Vondrahae Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 32.9785° N, 115.5286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brawley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9785&lon=-115.5286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44875, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44875-1977-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (registry code 6120202, https://openairdocs.org/model/naval-aircraft-factory-n3n-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVAL N3N3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,673 total, 600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUM27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770414007319A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 LAX77FUM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUM27), Apr 14, 1977: Naval Fcty N3N-3 (N44875), Brawley, CA, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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