- Date
- April 4, 1970
- Place
- Sebastin, FL · SEBASTIN, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1712SSnow S2D600
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 129821
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1848 70/4/4 NR.SEBASTIN,FLA SNOW S2D600 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1600 TIME - 1145 N1712S PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MICCO,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: MANEUVER TO AVOID OBSTRUCTION PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 800 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT 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 - 25 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT BEGAN TO SETTLE AFT DOWNWIND PROCEDURE TURN. HIT TREES AVOIDING WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1712S
- Reported as
- Snow S2D600
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N1712SRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2002 · Aero Commander 600 S-2DAirframe modelAero Commander 600 S-2DEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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