# NTSB LAX75FUG01: Naval Fcty N3N-3, N44760, Lucerne, CA, July 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1974
- Place: Lucerne, CA · LUCERNE, CA
- Location: 39.0604° N, 122.7682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lucerne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0604&lon=-122.7682&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132560
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUG01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUG01

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44760-2012-07-09), registration cancelled 2012-07-09, S/N 4407, 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: [Lycoming R680-4P-B4](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680-4p-b4) (registry code 41542, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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