SEA66A0065

NTSB accident investigation · Naval Fcty N3N-3 · Rome, OR · June 12, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 12, 1966
Place
Rome, OR · ROME, OR
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N45267Naval Fcty N3N-3
Status
Completed · report January 27, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171566

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0485  66/6/12  NR.ROME OREG          NAVAL FCTY N3N-3    CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 436
        TIME - 0630                    N45267              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 118 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROME-FLIGHT STRIP
        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 -  216                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  4000
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N45267
Reported as
Naval Fcty N3N-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Rome-Flight Strip

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.