Snow S2A N4973C
3 September 1964 · Roaring Sprgs Tex, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 September 1964 at about 18:45 local time, a Snow S2A registered N4973C was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Roaring Sprgs Tex, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Roaring Sprgs Tex, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Buzz
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Snow S2A
- Registration
- N4973C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2749
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT ATTENPTED TAKEOFF TOO CLOSE BEHIND OTHER AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Snow S2A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 1964 | Snow S2A | Bryan Tex, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 1964 | Snow S2A | Katy Tex, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1965 | Snow S2A | Stratford Tex, Texas, United States | Beedy At | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1966 | Snow S2A | Tivoli Tex, Texas, United States | Frank J Pagel | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1966 | Snow S2A | Elwood Nebr, Nebraska, United States | David J Harrin | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1967 | Snow S2A | Ruleton, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |