# NTSB FTW66F0128: Snow S2C, N1613S, Wellington, TX, July 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1965
- Place: Wellington, TX · WELLINGTON, TX
- Location: 34.8538° N, 100.2140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellington, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8538&lon=-100.2140&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176823
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0128
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0128

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNOW S2C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Marian Airpark

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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