# NTSB LAX79DVA54: Naval Fcty N3N-3, N30KB, Madera, CA, August 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1979
- Place: Madera, CA · MADERA, CA
- Location: 36.9662° N, 120.0859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madera, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9662&lon=-120.0859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DVA54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2004   79/8/8    MADERA,CA           NAVAL FCTY N3N-3    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 7500
        TIME - 0600                    N30KB               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MADERA,CA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MADERA,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAPES                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        REMARKS- HIT CONCRETE CURBS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N30KB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAVAL FCTY N3N-3
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Madera,Ca

## 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 19790808019479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790808019479A), Aug 8, 1979: Naval N3N1DUSTERS, Madera, CA, Substantial damage. Made takeoff behind departing acft. Lost directional control. Ran off runway. Hit concrete curbing.

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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