- Date
- March 17, 1972
- Place
- Sunnyside, WA · SUNNYSIDE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1763SSnow 600S2R
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166253
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1542 72/3/17 SUNNYSIDE,WASH SNOW 600S2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N1763S PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 54, 18000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNNYSIDE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUNNYSIDE,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 900
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1763S
- Reported as
- Snow 600S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sunnyside
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Other investigations on N1763S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA92LA056Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportDufur, ORThe pilot in command's misjudgment of clearance with the power lines. Factors contributing to the accident were: object (transmission wire) and safety system (not installed).NTSB SEA73DYG10Accident · No injuriesClosedWiley City, WA