# NTSB SEA68F0312: Snow S2A, N1626S, Billings, MT, May 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1968
- Place: Billings, MT · BILLINGS, MT
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110453
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68F0312
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0312

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1679   68/5/5    BILLINGS,MONT       SNOW S2A            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1700                    N1626S              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   35, 8500 TOTAL HOURS, 140
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH SIDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- INTENTL GROUNDLOOP TO AVOID CHILD ON RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1626S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1626S-2009-09-18), registration cancelled 2009-09-18, S/N 600-1174C, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNOW S2A
- Registry model: [Snow 600-S2C](https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-600-s2c) (registry code 8380302) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: South Side

## Other investigations on N1626S (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA80FYP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP09), Jan 18, 1980: Snow 600S2C (N1626S), Washtucna, WA, substantial damage

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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