# NTSB LAX69F0135: Snow 600S2C, N1679S, Winterhaven, CA, September 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1968
- Place: Winterhaven, CA · WINTERHAVEN, CA
- Location: 32.7372° N, 114.6378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winterhaven, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7372&lon=-114.6378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107849
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69F0135
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0135

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1679S-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 600-1255C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNOW 600S2C
- Registry model: [Snow 600-S2C](https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-600-s2c) (registry code 8380302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Marsh

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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