FTW68F0202

NTSB accident investigation · Snow 600S2C · Clemville, TX · May 29, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 29, 1967
Place
Clemville, TX · CLEMVILLE, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1689SSnow 600S2C
Status
Completed · report October 13, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116335

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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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3-2369  67/5/29    CLEMVILLE,TEX       SNOW 600S2C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 7100
        TIME - 0800                    N1689S              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5600                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  55
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MADE TURN TO AVOID HOUSE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1689S
Reported as
Snow 600S2C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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