# NTSB FTW73DPG52: Snow 600S2D, N1726S, Eudora, AR, May 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1973
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DPG52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPG52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1288  73/5/25    EUDORA,ARK          SNOW 600S2D         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2500
        TIME - 1630                    N1726S              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKER AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUDORA,ARK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- NEAR END OF LDG ROLL ENCTRD SUDDEN 45K WIND GUST.NOSED OVR IN SOFT PLOWED DIRT 15FT L OF RWY.
```

## 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 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: Baker Airstrip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730525014609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730525014609A), May 25, 1973: Ayres 600S2D, Eudora, AR, Substantial damage. Near end of ldg roll enctrd sudden 45K wind gust. Nosed ovr in soft plowed dirt 15FT l of rwy.

## 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 FTW72DPG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPG62), Mar 5, 1972: Snow S-2D (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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