# NTSB FTW78DRG27: Snow S2R, N4983X, Beeville, TX, March 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1978
- Place: Beeville, TX · BEEVILLE, TX
- Location: 28.4052° N, 97.7489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beeville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4052&lon=-97.7489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143714
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DRG27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0221  78/3/11  NR.BEEVILLE,TX        SNOW S2R            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2919
        TIME - 1030                    N4983X              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BEEVILLE,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2918                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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 - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  269                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4983X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4983X-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N 5028R, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNOW S2R
- Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright C7BA series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (registry code 67017, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780311002839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780311002839A), Mar 11, 1978: Ayres S2B, Beeville, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4983X (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK76DVG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG68), Apr 27, 1976: Aero Comdr 600S2R (N4983X), Colusa, CA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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