- Date
- September 19, 1965
- Place
- Calipatria, CA · CALIPATRIA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N44967Naval Arcft N3N
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175628
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2800 65/9/19 CALIPATRIA CALIF NAVAL ARCFT N3N CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1000 TIME - 0915 N44967 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 620 KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44967
- Reported as
- Naval Arcft N3N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N44967Registration cancelled Nov 17, 1965 · Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Airframe modelNaval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
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