- Date
- August 9, 1966
- Place
- Wapato, WA · WAPATO, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N45178Naval Fcty N3N-3
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121284
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3635 66/8/9 NR.WAPATO WASH NAVAL FCTY N3N-3 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 4200 TIME - 1530 N45178 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - YAKIMA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT 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 - 600 DENSE WITH TREES SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK STEEL CABLE STRUNG ABOVE ORCHARD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45178
- Reported as
- Naval Fcty N3N-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Yakima
N45178Registered now · Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Airframe modelNaval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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