# NTSB Accident LAX90DVA03
> **NAVAL AIRCRAFT FACTORY N3N-3** · 1990-05-05 · MADERA, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX90DVA03
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23154
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-05-05
- **Location:** MADERA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.909252, -120.189247
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** NAVAL AIRCRAFT FACTORY
- **Model:** N3N-3
- **Registration:** N45184
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY DESCENDING INTO THE GROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INFLIGHT OPENING OF THE HOPPER LID WHICH PARTIALLY OBSCURED THE PILOT'S VISION.

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