- Date
- September 2, 1964
- Place
- Gilbert, AZ · GILBERT, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N45273Navy N3N3
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185980
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2733 64/9/2 GILBERT ARIZ NAVY N3N3 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 12000 TIME - 0830 N45273 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BULKLEY S STRIP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - PRACTICE PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1200
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45273
- Reported as
- Navy N3N3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bulkley S Strip
N45273Registration cancelled Jun 7, 2017 · Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Airframe modelNaval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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