# NTSB DEN66F0140: Naval Arcft N3N-3, N45024, Litchfield Pk, AZ, October 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1965
- Place: Litchfield Pk, AZ · LITCHFIELD PK, AZ
- Location: 33.5021° N, 112.3594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Litchfield Park, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5021&lon=-112.3594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175073
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0140
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0140

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3058  65/10/25   LITCHFIELD PK ARI   NAVAL ARCFT N3N-3   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1735                    N45024              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 57, 10568 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1510 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - LETTUCE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1060                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45024](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45024), registered now, S/N 1790, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVAL ARCFT N3N-3
- Registry model: [Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/naval-aircraft-factory-n3n-3) (registry code 6120202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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