FTW76FRG77

NTSB accident investigation · Snow S2A · Los Ebanos, TX · July 28, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 28, 1976
Place
Los Ebanos, TX · LOS EBANOS, TX
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9421RSnow S2A
Status
Completed · report January 26, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760728025229A
Case key
156153

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3753  76/7/28    LOS EBANOS,TX       SNOW S2A            CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2096
        TIME - 1206                    N9421R              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1175 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCCOOK,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N9421R
Reported as
Snow S2A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.