- Date
- July 21, 1970
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8873QSnow S2B
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116029
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0983 70/7/21 PHOENIX,ARIZ SNOW S2B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 7260 TIME - 1310 N8873Q PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1460 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,ARIZ PHOENIX,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC GLOVES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1030 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8873Q
- Reported as
- Snow S2B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Farm
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