Naval Fcty N3N N45307

24 April 1973 · Nelson, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 24 April 1973 at about 10:30 local time, a Naval Fcty N3N registered N45307, operated by Chico Aerial A, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Nelson, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 24 April 1973 at 10:30
Classification: Accident
Location: Nelson, California, United States
Nearest airport: Ag Strip
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Naval Fcty N3N
Registration: N45307
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Chico Aerial A
Operating rule: Aerial Applicator
Purpose of flight: Aerial Application
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-1115

People

Nobody was injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	0	0	0	1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

HIGH GROSS WT ON TKOF.R GR DMGD BY LEVEE.ON LDG ROLL, GRND LOOPED, HIT DITCH AND NOSED OVR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-1115, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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