# NTSB FTW72DPG62: Snow S-2D, N1726S, Eudora, AR, March 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1972
- Place: Eudora, AR · EUDORA, AR
- Location: 33.1189° N, 91.2640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eudora, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1189&lon=-91.2640&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165714
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DPG62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPG62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0718   72/3/5    EUDORA,ARK          SNOW S-2D           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 459
        TIME - 1530                    N1726S              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUDORA,ARK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -    1                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- TKOF ON SOD STRIP.NSED OVR IN SOFT PLOWED FIELD OFF SIDE OF AIRSTRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1726S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1726S-1991-04-24), registration cancelled 1991-04-24, S/N 6001326D (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNOW S-2D
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 600 S-2D](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-600-s-2d) (registry code 0143010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duster Strip

## Other investigations on N1726S (2)

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.

- [NTSB SEA78FYK17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYK17), Jun 2, 1978: Snow 600S2D (N1726S), Malin, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73DPG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPG52), May 25, 1973: Snow 600S2D (N1726S), Eudora, AR, substantial damage

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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