- Date
- June 27, 1974
- Place
- Calipatria, CA · CALIPATRIA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1688SSnow 600S2C
- Status
- Completed · report August 12, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740627020839A
- Case key
- 128215
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1749 74/6/27 NR.CALIPATRIA,CALIF SNOW 600S2C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 861 TIME - 0610 N1688S PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CALIPATRIA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: MANEUVER TO AVOID OBSTRUCTION PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 800 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN REMARKS- PILOT DUG WING INTO GROUND TRYING TO AVOID POWER POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1688S
- Reported as
- Snow 600S2C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Farm Strip
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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.