# NTSB LAX71FUJ98: Naval Fcty N3N-3, N45070, Stanfield, AZ, June 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1971
- Place: Stanfield, AZ · STANFIELD, AZ
- Location: 32.8794° N, 111.9628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stanfield, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8794&lon=-111.9628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133473
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUJ98
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUJ98

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1769   71/6/2    STANFIELD,ARIZ      NAVAL FCTY N3N-3    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 7541
        TIME - 0520                    N45070              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 6995 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STANFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STANFIELD,ARIZ              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6991                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     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 - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1312                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- SPRAYING SAFFLOWER.CYGON
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45070](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45070), registered now, S/N 2804, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVAL FCTY N3N-3
- Registry model: [Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/naval-aircraft-factory-n3n-3) (registry code 6120202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright R-760-8](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-760-8) (registry code 67118, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stanfield

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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