Snow S2A N1626S
5 May 1968 · Billings, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 May 1968 at about 17:00 local time, a Snow S2A registered N1626S, operated by Gerhart H Blai, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Billings, Montana, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Billings, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- South Side
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Snow S2A
- Registration
- N1626S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gerhart H Blai
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1679
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
INTENTL GROUNDLOOP TO AVOID CHILD ON RNWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Snow S2A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1968 | Snow S2A | Bryan, Texas, United States | Frank Irwin | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Snow S2A | Garwood, Texas, United States | Cleve RIX, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Mar 1968 | Snow S2A | Goodland, Kansas, United States | Farmers Aero S | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1967 | Snow S2A | Ruleton, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1967 | Snow S2A | Bryan, Texas, United States | Varisco Flying | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Apr 1967 | Snow S2A | Rosenberg, Texas, United States | Southern Air D | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |