- Date
- August 26, 1967
- Place
- Dos Palos, CA · DOS PALOS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N44841Naval Fcty N3N
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114939
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0698 67/8/26 DOS PALOS,CALIF NAVAL FCTY N3N CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 7000 TIME - 0400 N44841 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT 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 - 125 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44841
- Reported as
- Naval Fcty N3N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N44841Registration cancelled Jan 17, 1972 · Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Airframe modelNaval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
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