Snow S2A N3695F
1 July 1972 · Bishop, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 1 July 1972 at about 10:55 local time, a Snow S2A registered N3695F, operated by R M Harding, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Bishop, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bishop, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bishop
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Snow S2A
- Registration
- N3695F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- R M Harding
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Sinton, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4145
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
DRG CLB OUT ENG BLEW LIGHT SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST STACK THEN QUIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Snow S2A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1972 | Snow S2A | Parma, Michigan, United States | Whysall Aerial | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1972 | Snow S2A | Clewiston, Florida, United States | Hildry Harman | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1972 | Snow S2A | Almyra, Arkansas, United States | Grand Prairie | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Snow S2A | Chatfield, Arkansas, United States | BOB Kilpatrick | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jun 1972 | Snow S2A | Almyra, Arkansas, United States | Grand Prairie | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1973 | Snow S2A | Harlingen, Texas, United States | William N Melo | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |