Snow S-2C N16535

Summary

On 9 August 2007 at about 12:30 local time, a Snow S-2C registered N16535 was involved in an accident near Hazelton, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 August 2007 at 12:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hazelton, North Dakota, United States

Coordinates

46.4828, -100.2719

Aircraft

Snow S-2C

Registration

N16535

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hazelton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07CA267

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The agricultural spray airplane sustained substantial damage during a forced landing to a field after a loss of engine power. The pilot reported that the airplane was operating normally after he had departed the airport and had flown about 10 miles to the field he was preparing to spray. He reported that during the first swath the engine "started to shake badly and power started to decay." The engine RPM's continued to decay so he executed a forced landing to a field, and the airplane sustained substantial damage from the rough terrain. The cause of the reported loss of engine power was not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.