- Date
- July 21, 1966
- Place
- Eaton, CO · EATON, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N45229Naval Fcty N3N-3
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121965
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1856 66/7/21 EATON COLO NAVAL FCTY N3N-3 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4400 TIME - 0715 N45229 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 2400 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2800 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - POTATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 4600 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45229
- Reported as
- Naval Fcty N3N-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N45229Registered now · Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Airframe modelNaval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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