# NTSB LAX72FVM28: Snow 600S2C, N1644S, Paso Robles, CA, April 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1972
- Place: Paso Robles, CA · PASO ROBLES, CA
- Location: 35.6266° N, 120.6910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paso Robles, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6266&lon=-120.6910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FVM28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FVM28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0408   72/4/1  NR.PASO ROBLES,CALIF  SNOW 600S2C         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0750                    N1644S              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        42, 5712 TOTAL HOURS, 618
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS
          KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS                                ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1200
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO OAK TREES ON 3RD DOWNHILL SWATH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1644S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1644S-1972-08-11), registration cancelled 1972-08-11, S/N 600-1181C (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

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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