- Date
- July 6, 1973
- Place
- Presque Isle, ME · PRESQUE ISLE, ME
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9472RSnow 600S2C
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730706018629A
- Case key
- 189788
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1599 73/7/6 PRESQUE ISLE,ME SNOW 600S2C CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0430 N9472R PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 31, 4000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRESQUE ISLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PRESQUE ISLE,ME LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - POTATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FAILED ON IMPACT GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN REMARKS- ACFT IN GENTLE R TURN CLBD INTO STEEP TURN,DSCNDD.2HRS TOTAL AG FLYING OF PRACTICE RUNS OVR RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9472R
- Reported as
- Snow 600S2C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Presque Isle
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9472R · 1
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