FTW71FPG51

NTSB accident investigation · Snow S2C · Dewitt, AR · May 1, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 1, 1971
Place
Dewitt, AR · DEWITT, AR
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9471RSnow S2C
Status
Completed · report February 28, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160746

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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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3-2327   71/5/1    DEWITT,ARK          SNOW S2C            CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 16000
        TIME - 1645                    N9471R              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEWITT,ARK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PRACTICING AG TYPE PASSES STALLED OUT IN PROCEDURE TURN.

Aircraft

Registration
N9471R
Reported as
Snow S2C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.