# NTSB MIA70FLD14: Snow S2D600, N1712S, Sebastin, FL, April 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1970
- Place: Sebastin, FL · SEBASTIN, FL
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129821
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70FLD14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70FLD14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1712S-2002-07-30), registration cancelled 2002-07-30, S/N 600-1342D, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNOW S2D600
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 600 S-2D](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-600-s-2d) (registry code 0143010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (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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