- Date
- September 11, 1965
- Place
- Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N44863Naval Arcft N3N
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175605
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2779 65/9/11 MESA ARIZ NAVAL ARCFT N3N CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N44863 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 50, 8500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 6500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RODEO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 100 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1200
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44863
- Reported as
- Naval Arcft N3N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rodeo
N44863Registration cancelled Oct 15, 1965 · Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Airframe modelNaval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
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