LAX68A0049

NTSB accident investigation · Snow S2A · Dateland, AZ · November 15, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 15, 1967
Place
Dateland, AZ · DATELAND, AZ
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9406RSnow S2A
Status
Completed · report March 5, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113590

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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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2-1006  67/11/15 NR.DATELAND,ARIZ      SNOW S2A            CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 5050
        TIME - 1022                    N9406R              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1250 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- FATIGUE FAILURE OF ONE BLADE CAUSED BOTH THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE TO SEPARATE IN FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9406R
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.