- Date
- August 21, 1978
- Place
- Plainview, TX · PLAINVIEW, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4946XSnow S-2R
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780821030879A
- Case key
- 139740
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2744 78/8/21 PLAINVIEW,TX SNOW S-2R CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR, TIME - 2000 N4946X PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 3200 TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DIMMITT,TX BARWICE,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER SYSTEM: GOVERNOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RPM-UNCONTROLLABLE-OVERSPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PROP GOVERNOR,P/N 895286,HIGH SPEED STOP RESET IN FLT BY VIBRATION/FRICTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4946X
- Reported as
- Snow S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4946XRegistration cancelled Jan 8, 2018 · Rockwell International S-2RAirframe modelRockwell International S-2REngine modelWright C7BA series
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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 N4946X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN13LA323Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHamlin, TXThe pilot's decision to land the airplane with a crosswind that exceeded the airplane's capabilities.NTSB DFW05CA189Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHamlin, TXThe failure of the propeller blade seal resulting in an oil leak. Contributing factors were the limited forward visibility and lack of suitable terrain for the precautionary landing.