# NTSB LAX73FUJ68: Snow S2A, N9424R, Casa Grande, AZ, April 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1973
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ · CASA GRANDE, AZ
- Location: 32.8795° N, 111.7574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casa Grande, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8795&lon=-111.7574&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173578
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73FUJ68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUJ68

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9424R-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 1054A (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNOW S2A
- Registry model: [Snow S2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-s2a) (registry code 8380202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Francisco Grande

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730419009049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730419009049A), Apr 19, 1973: Ayres S2B, Casa Grande, AZ, Destroyed. Dissecting aortic aneurysm. Spraying golf course.

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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