- Date
- July 21, 1974
- Place
- Lucerne, CA · LUCERNE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N44760Naval Fcty N3N-3
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 132560
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1873 74/7/21 LUCERNE,CALIF NAVAL FCTY N3N-3 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 28, TIME - 1326 N44760 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 80 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION APPLE VALLEY,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ACTION,LACK OF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT WIRES. NEITHER PLT WAS AT CTLS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44760
- Reported as
- Naval Fcty N3N-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N44760Registration cancelled Jul 9, 2012 · Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Airframe modelNaval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Engine modelLycoming R680-4P-B4
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.