# NTSB OAK68F0345: Naval Fcty N3N-3, N45011, Oakley, CA, March 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1968
- Place: Oakley, CA · OAKLEY, CA
- Location: 37.9961° N, 121.6821° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9961&lon=-121.6821&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68F0345
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68F0345

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0791  68/3/28    OAKLEY,CALIF        NAVAL FCTY N3N-3    CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 1582
        TIME - 0703                    N45011              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  30                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- ALT INSUFFICIENT, TERRAIN UNSUITABLE FOR SAFE LANDING.DUSTING CABBAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45011](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45011-2012-11-09), registration cancelled 2012-11-09, S/N 2610, built 1940 (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: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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