- Date
- May 4, 1964
- Place
- Katy, TX · KATY, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6346XSnow S2A
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183846
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1162 64/5/4 KATY TEX SNOW S2A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N6346X PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 24, 1800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 150 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1200 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 150 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6346X
- Reported as
- Snow S2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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