- Date
- May 29, 1973
- Place
- Harlingen, TX · HARLINGEN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1613SSnow 600-S2
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730529012519A
- Case key
- 190643
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1075 73/5/29 HARLINGEN,TEX SNOW 600-S2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 20000 TIME - 1420 N1613S PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARLINGEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIO HONDO,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - 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 - UPWIND REMARKS- ACFT MAIN LDG WHEELS HIT DIRT EMBNKMNT,SHEARED BOTH MAIN LDG GEARS.LNDD ON GRASS AREA ADJ TO RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1613S
- Reported as
- Snow 600-S2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Harlingen
FAA reports on this event · 1
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