- Date
- March 26, 1978
- Place
- Friona, TX · FRIONA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5605XSnow S-2R
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780326006339A
- Case key
- 142651
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0545 78/3/26 FRIONA,TX SNOW S-2R CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1650 N5605X PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 56, 16000 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRIONA,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 4000 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5605X
- Reported as
- Snow S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N5605XRegistration cancelled Dec 23, 1981 · Rockwell International S-2RAirframe modelRockwell International S-2R
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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