- Date
- November 16, 1976
- Place
- College Place, WA · COLLEGE PLACE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N44707Naval Fcty N3N-3
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761116036709A
- Case key
- 156608
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3911 76/11/16 NR.COLLEGE PLACE,WA NAVAL FCTY N3N-3 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1010 N44707 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 41, 16700 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 2500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WALLA WALLA,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY 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 -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 756 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PULLED UP TOO LATE,TRIED TO GO UNDER,STRUCK WIRE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44707
- Reported as
- Naval Fcty N3N-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N44707Registered now · Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Airframe modelNaval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Engine modelWright R-760-8
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.