- Date
- June 30, 1973
- Place
- Pearsall, TX · PEARSALL, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9492RSnow S2C
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730630016729A
- Case key
- 188902
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3193 73/6/30 PEARSALL,TEX SNOW S2C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2255 TIME - 1845 N9492R PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 405 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PEARSALL,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1600 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 555 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- CREVICE CORROSION FND ON NO.7 PISTON PIN WHICH FAILED FIRST.LNDD IN BRUSH FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9492R
- Reported as
- Snow S2C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9492RRegistration cancelled Mar 8, 2018 · Snow S2CAirframe modelSnow S2CEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9492R · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW04LA157Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLa Feria, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the obstacle while maneuvering to perform an aerial application. A contributing factor was the high vegetation.NTSB FTW98LA407Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBovina, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.