Snow S2A N3699F
21 July 1973 · Harlingen, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 21 July 1973 at about 15:00 local time, a Snow S2A registered N3699F, operated by William N Melo, was involved in an accident during in flight near Harlingen, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Harlingen, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Primera
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Snow S2A
- Registration
- N3699F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- William N Melo
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2003
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
CHEM HOSE ROUTED THRU COCKPIT RUPTURED SPRAYNG TOXIC CHEM IN PLTS FACE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Snow S2A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 1973 | Snow S2A | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | Maricopa Dust | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jun 1973 | Snow S2A | Fort Pierre, South Dakota, United States | Singleton Spra | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Snow S2A | Bishop, Texas, United States | R M Harding | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1974 | Snow S2A | Campbell, Nebraska, United States | Marvin L Davi | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |