LAX68F0129

NTSB accident investigation · Naval Fcty N3N · Casa Grande, AZ · September 9, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 9, 1967
Place
Casa Grande, AZ · CASA GRANDE, AZ
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N45293Naval Fcty N3N
Status
Completed · report December 6, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114472

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0732   67/9/9  NR.CASA GRANDE,ARIZ   NAVAL FCTY N3N      CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0955                    N45293              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 45, 8200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            73 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CASA GRANDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1400
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N45293
Reported as
Naval Fcty N3N
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Casa Grande

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.