- Date
- July 31, 1974
- Place
- La Salle, CO · LA SALLE, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Status
- Completed · report August 16, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19740731022001A19740731022002A
- Case key
- 125804
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2046 74/7/31 LA SALLE,COLO NAVAL FCTY N3N-3 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 625 TIME - 0505 N45148 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 321 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOW LEVEL STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREELY,COLO LA SALLE,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- ON LDG ROLL ACFT COLLIDED WITH ACFT TAKING OFF IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION.NO LOAD ABD N45148.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2046 74/7/31 LA SALLE,COLO NAVAL FCTY N3N-3 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 15518 TIME - 0505 N45054 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOW LEVEL STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LA SALLE,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- ON TAKEOFF ROLL ACFT COLLIDED WITH ACFT LDG IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION.UNCONTROLLED ARPT.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N45054
- Reported as
- Naval Fcty N3N-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Low Level Strip
N45054Registration cancelled Jul 7, 1977 · Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Airframe modelNaval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N45148
- Reported as
- Naval Fcty N3N-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Low Level Strip
N45148Registration cancelled May 6, 1981 · Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Airframe modelNaval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.