# Accident 19800521014109A: Naval N3N3, Richvale, CA, May 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1980, 10:30 local time
- Place: Richvale, CA
- Airport: Richvale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.4977° N, 121.7714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHVALE (07CL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4977&lon=-121.7714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45289 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAVAL N3N3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,780 total, 400 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800521014109A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF WITH FULLY LOADED AG AIRPLANE. STRUCK HILL OFF DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX80DVG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG40), May 21, 1980: Naval Fcty N3N-3 (N45289), Richvale, 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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