Naval Fcty N3N-3 N52568
16 March 1976 · Winters, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 March 1976 at about 18:00 local time, a Naval Fcty N3N-3 registered N52568, operated by Medlock Duster, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Winters, 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
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winters, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wallace Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Naval Fcty N3N-3
- Registration
- N52568
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Medlock Duster
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1161
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
NR 9 CYL HEAD CRACKED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb 1976 | Naval Fcty N3N | Ripley, California, United States | Wooten Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1976 | Naval Fcty N3N-3 | Tempe, Arizona, United States | A.p.sanders | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1976 | Naval Fcty N3N-3 | Coolidge, Arizona, United States | Marsh AV Co. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1976 | Naval Fcty N3N | Brawley, California, United States | Ag-Craft, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1976 | Naval Fcty N3N-3 | College Place, Washington, United States | Marsh Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1976 | Naval Fcty N3N-3 | Richvale, California, United States | Chico Aerial | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |