Snow S2B N6175U
1 April 1970 · East Benard, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 April 1970 at about 11:00 local time, a Snow S2B registered N6175U, operated by Wharton Flying, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near East Benard, Texas, 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 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- East Benard, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Duster Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Snow S2B
- Registration
- N6175U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wharton Flying
- 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
- 3-1748
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
ACFT VEERED WHILE AVOIDING HOLE IN RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Snow S2B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1970 | Snow S2B | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Farm Aero Serv | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Snow S2B | Gaylord, Michigan, United States | R L Muller | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1967 | Snow S2B | Santa Maria, California, United States | Wayne E.warner | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1964 | Snow S2B | Tracy Calif, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1977 | Snow S2B | Belle Rive, Illinois, United States | Airgo Inc | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |