- Date
- September 17, 1968
- Place
- Winterhaven, CA · WINTERHAVEN, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1679SSnow 600S2C
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107849
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3592 68/9/17 WINTERHAVEN,CALIF SNOW 600S2C CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 10000 TIME - 0015 N1679S PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 0 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN REMARKS- PLT HAD BEEN UNDER MEDICAL CARE RECENTLY FOR LOW CHOLINESTERASE LEVEL DUE TO CHEMICAL POISONING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1679S
- Reported as
- Snow 600S2C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Marsh
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