- Date
- October 21, 1972
- Place
- Winterhaven, CA · WINTERHAVEN, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N44951Naval Fcty N3N-3
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168878
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3477 72/10/21 WINTERHAVEN,CALIF NAVAL FCTY N3N-3 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 8000 TIME - 1545 N44951 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOMERTON,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - LETTUCE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 - 350 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- L RUDDER CABLE FAILED FROM MECHANICAL ABRASION WITH HOPPER DUMP CTL HANDLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44951
- Reported as
- Naval Fcty N3N-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N44951Registration cancelled Jun 25, 1973 · Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Airframe modelNaval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
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