- Date
- October 4, 1976
- Place
- Swiftown, MS · SWIFTOWN, MS
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4173XAero Comdr 600S2R
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761004031199A
- Case key
- 156271
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3588 76/10/4 SWIFTOWN,MS AERO COMDR 600S2R CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 8076 TIME - 1645 N4173X PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PUGH CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SWIFTOWN,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PWR RDCD WHEN 100 FT ALT REACHED NOT WHEN CRUISING SPEED ATTAINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4173X
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 600S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pugh City
N4173XRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 1976 · Rockwell International S-2RAirframe modelRockwell International S-2R
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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.