- Date
- September 6, 1976
- Place
- Ferriday, LA · FERRIDAY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5655XSnow 600S2R
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760906028269A
- Case key
- 155421
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2447 76/9/6 NR.FERRIDAY,LA SNOW 600S2R CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4000 TIME - 1707 N5655X PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 450 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 60 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5655X
- Reported as
- Snow 600S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N5655XRegistration cancelled Oct 21, 1976 · Rockwell International S-2RAirframe modelRockwell International S-2R
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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