# NTSB LAX72DUJ23: Naval Fcty N3N-3, N44713, Stanfield, AZ, August 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162841
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUJ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2982  71/8/11    STANFIELD,ARIZ      NAVAL FCTY N3N-3    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 9500
        TIME - 0700                    N44713              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 5000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STANFIELD STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STANFIELD,ARIZ              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
         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-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- HIT MAN WALKING DOWN RWY,SAME DIRECTION AS LDG ACFT.VICTIM LIVED IN AREA APRX 19YRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44713](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44713), registered now, S/N 2704, built 1944 (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: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Stanfield Strip

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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