Snow 600S2C N9479R
5 July 1976 · Yerington, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 July 1976 at about 06:45 local time, a Snow 600S2C registered N9479R, operated by Rosachi Duster, was involved in an accident during in flight near Yerington, Nevada, 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 06:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yerington, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Snow 600S2C
- Registration
- N9479R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rosachi Duster
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1597
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
NR 4 CYL HEAD ROCKER ARM BOSS FAILED. TRIED TO AVOID DITCH. SPRAYING ALFALFA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Snow 600S2C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1976 | Snow 600S2C | Mathis, Texas, United States | George Gregory | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1976 | Snow 600S2C | Plainfield, Wisconsin, United States | Farmers Flying | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1974 | Snow 600S2C | Poston, Arizona, United States | Rio Colo.aviat | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1974 | Snow 600S2C | Calipatria, California, United States | Wally Pankratz | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1974 | Snow 600S2C | Brownsville, Texas, United States | Ag-Air, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1973 | Snow 600S2C | Presque Isle, Maine, United States | Sal-Mor Farms | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |