FTW70DQG18

NTSB accident investigation · Snow 600-S2 · Tahoka, TX · June 12, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 12, 1970
Place
Tahoka, TX · TAHOKA, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1614SSnow 600-S2
Status
Completed · report April 8, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118951

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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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3-2598  70/6/12    TAHOKA,TEX          SNOW 600-S2         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 5000
        TIME - 0915                    N1614S              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - T-BAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAHOKA,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- FLT TO CALIBRATE SPRAY EQUIPMENT.R WING AND SPAR DAMAGED.

Aircraft

Registration
N1614S
Reported as
Snow 600-S2
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
T-Bar

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.