- Date
- August 21, 1969
- Place
- Litchfld Pk, AZ · LITCHFLD PK, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N45280Naval Fcty N3N-1
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163537
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3662 69/8/21 LITCHFLD PK,ARIZ NAVAL FCTY N3N-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 9000 TIME - 1845 N45280 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 7000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LITCHFLD PK,ARIZ LITCHFLD PK,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 108 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1000 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45280
- Reported as
- Naval Fcty N3N-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N45280Registered now · Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Airframe modelNaval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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