UNK64X2752

NTSB accident investigation · Snow S2C · Dover, NC · July 10, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 10, 1964
Place
Dover, NC · DOVER, NC
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9476RSnow S2C
Status
Completed · report October 27, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183656

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0458  64/7/10  NR.DOVER NC           SNOW S2C            CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2586
        TIME - 1038                    N9476R              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- DEMONSTRATION OF FIRE BOMBING TECHNIQUES.

Aircraft

Registration
N9476R
Reported as
Snow S2C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.