- Date
- June 15, 1970
- Place
- Atwood, KS · ATWOOD, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9431RSnow S2A
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120183
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2738 70/6/15 NR.ATWOOD,KANS SNOW S2A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 580 TIME - 1900 N9431R PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATWOOD,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 100 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN REMARKS- FOLLOWED CLOSE BEHIND LEAD ACFT,ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9431R
- Reported as
- Snow S2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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