Snow 600S2D N1726S
2 June 1978 · Malin, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 June 1978 at about 14:00 local time, a Snow 600S2D registered N1726S, operated by Howard Zweifel, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Malin, Oregon, 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Malin, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Malin
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Snow 600S2D
- Registration
- N1726S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Howard Zweifel
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1359
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
TAIL WHEEL LOCK INOPERATIVE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug 1974 | Snow 600S2D | Fabens, Texas, United States | Texas Dust SRV | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1974 | Snow 600S2D | Orovada, Nevada, United States | REX Williams | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1973 | Snow 600S2D | Eudora, Arkansas, United States | Clifford D BAK | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1971 | Snow 600S2D | Parkin, Arkansas, United States | James Aubrey S | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1971 | Snow 600S2D | Vacherie, Louisiana, United States | Watson Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1970 | Snow 600S2D | Katy, Texas, United States | Texas Gulf TRA | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |