# NTSB FTW72FRD07: Snow 600S2D, N1778S, Vacherie, LA, August 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1971
- Place: Vacherie, LA · VACHERIE, LA
- Location: 30.0110° N, 90.7195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vacherie, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0110&lon=-90.7195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162908
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FRD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRD07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2888   71/8/5    VACHERIE,LA         SNOW 600S2D         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 10151
        TIME - 1000                    N1778S              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VACHERIE,LA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- OPNS PREVIOUSLY SUSPENDED DUE RAIN SHWRS. GR CAUGHT LARGE PUDDLE,ACFT SWERVED INTO SUGAR CANE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1778S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1778S-1978-07-26), registration cancelled 1978-07-26, S/N 600-1378D (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNOW 600S2D
- 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: Farm Strip

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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