# NTSB LAX75DUJ19: Naval Fcty N3N-1, N45184, Queen Creek, AZ, August 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1974
- Place: Queen Creek, AZ · QUEEN CREEK, AZ
- Location: 33.2487° N, 111.6343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Queen Creek, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2487&lon=-111.6343&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134471
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2383   74/8/9  NR.QUEEN CREEK,ARIZ   NAVAL FCTY N3N-1    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2000
        TIME - 0732                    N45184              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         QUEEN CREEK,ARIZ             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  100                       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
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1400
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO SEE LOW WIRES DUE SUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45184](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45184), registered now, S/N 2837, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVAL FCTY N3N-1
- Registry model: [Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/naval-aircraft-factory-n3n-3) (registry code 6120202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740809025889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740809025889A), Aug 9, 1974: Naval N3N3, Queen Creek, AZ, Substantial damage. Plt failed to see low wires due sun.

## Other investigations on N45184 (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX90DVA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVA03), May 5, 1990: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (N45184), Madera, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY DESCENDING INTO THE GROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INFLIGHT OPENING OF THE HOPPER LID WHICH PARTIALLY OBSCURED THE PILOT'S VISION.

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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