FTW66F0128

NTSB accident investigation · Snow S2C · Wellington, TX · July 12, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 12, 1965
Place
Wellington, TX · WELLINGTON, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N1613SSnow S2C
Status
Completed · report August 18, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176823

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1657  65/7/12    WELLINGTON TEX      SNOW S2C            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 6980
        TIME - 0600                    N1613S              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARIAN AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-SPRAY MIXTURE FUMES IGNITED BY ENG BACKFIRE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2250                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -*ERROR-INVALID CODE*                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2010
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N1613S
Reported as
Snow S2C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Marian Airpark