- Date
- July 21, 1973
- Place
- Harlingen, TX · HARLINGEN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3699FSnow S2A
- Status
- Completed · report August 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730721022619A
- Case key
- 189530
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2003 73/7/21 HARLINGEN,TEX SNOW S2A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 11500 TIME - 1500 N3699F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIMERA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARLINGEN,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: CROP IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FUMES IN CABIN SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 49 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CHEM HOSE ROUTED THRU COCKPIT RUPTURED SPRAYNG TOXIC CHEM IN PLTS FACE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3699F
- Reported as
- Snow S2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Primera
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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 N3699F · 1
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