- Date
- August 9, 1972
- Place
- Sebastian, TX · SEBASTIAN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1628SSnow 600S2C
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167896
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3109 72/8/9 SEBASTIAN,TEX SNOW 600S2C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1110 N1628S PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 30, 1373 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 342 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEBASTIAN,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1100 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (DUST) KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 40 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1628S
- Reported as
- Snow 600S2C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1628SRegistration cancelled Aug 9, 2012 · Snow S2CAirframe modelSnow S2CEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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