- Date
- April 19, 1973
- Place
- Casa Grande, AZ · CASA GRANDE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9424RSnow S2A
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730419009049A
- Case key
- 173578
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3538 73/4/19 CASA GRANDE,ARIZ SNOW S2A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 1105 TIME - 0630 N9424R PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANCISCO GRANDE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CASA GRANDE,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 700 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- DISSECTING AORTIC ANEURYSM.SPRAYING GOLF COURSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9424R
- Reported as
- Snow S2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Francisco Grande
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.