- Date
- July 6, 1965
- Place
- Stratford, TX · STRATFORD, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3696FSnow S2A
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176832
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1699 65/7/6 STRATFORD TEX SNOW S2A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0930 N3696F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 41, 8400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1800 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1800 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3400 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3696F
- Reported as
- Snow S2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3696FRegistration cancelled Oct 2, 2014 · Snow S2AAirframe modelSnow S2AEngine modelContinental W670 series
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