- Date
- April 17, 1972
- Place
- Lodi, CA · LODI, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N44736Naval Fcty N3N
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166262
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1551 72/4/17 LODI,CALIF NAVAL FCTY N3N CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1252 TIME - 0700 N44736 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LINDS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LODI,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 500 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAPES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES REMARKS- BLEW OUT TIRE. HAD RETURNED TO ARPT FOR DIRECTIONS TO AREA TO BE SPRAYED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44736
- Reported as
- Naval Fcty N3N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Linds
N44736Registration cancelled Nov 9, 2012 · Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Airframe modelNaval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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.
Other investigations on N44736 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.