# NTSB OAK74AVA31: Snow S2C, N9477R, Tulare, CA, November 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1973
- Place: Tulare, CA · TULARE, CA
- Location: 36.2002° N, 119.3361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulare, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2002&lon=-119.3361&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188344
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74AVA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AVA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3145   73/11/1 NR.TULARE,CALIF       SNOW S2C            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1828
        TIME - 0815                    N9477R              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 192 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TULARE,CALIF                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  400                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND. HIT CORRAL FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9477R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9477R-2012-11-20), registration cancelled 2012-11-20, S/N 1116C, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNOW S2C
- Registry model: [Snow S2C](https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-s2c) (registry code 8380206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731101035139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731101035139A), Nov 1, 1973: Ayres S2B, Tulare, CA, Substantial damage. No eng malfunction found. Hit corral fence.

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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