Plane Crash List

Snow S2C N1625S

17 October 1991 · Bowie, Arizona, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 October 1991 at about 16:28 local time, a Snow S2C registered N1625S, operated by Charles Stutesman, was involved in an accident near Bowie, Arizona, 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.

The record

Date
at 16:28
Classification
Accident
Location
Bowie, Arizona, United States
Coordinates
32.2793, -109.5001
Aircraft
Snow S2C
Registration
N1625S
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Charles Stutesman
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Bowie → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX92LA018

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING. THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON A DIRT AIRSTRIP AFTER COMPLETING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. ABOUT 150 FEET AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A DUST DEVIL AND IT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A 15-FOOT DITCH ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, DAMAGING THE LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING. WIND CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT TO BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL THE ENCOUNTER WITH THE DUST DEVIL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Snow S2C accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
3 Apr 1992 Snow S2C
N1619S
Roby, Texas, United States Murphy Flying Service, Inc. No injuries -
17 Aug 1994 Snow S2C
N9498R
Leslie, Missouri, United States - No injuries -
16 Nov 1995 Snow S2C
N1694S
Dufer, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
3 Jul 1997 Snow S2C
N1684S
Viola, Illinois, United States - No injuries -
12 May 1997 Snow S2C
N1619S
Hondo, Texas, United States - No injuries -
18 Sep 1998 Snow S2C
N9492R
Bovina, Texas, United States - No injuries -

All 53 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
28 Jul 1991 Grumman G-164B
N6681Q
Arizona City, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
Al-Don Dusting SVC., Inc. Fatal 1
31 Jul 1991 Cessna 177
N8067G
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States Michael P. Turner Minor injuries -
31 Jul 1991 Cessna 172N
N2946E
Sedona, Arizona, United States Aerovision, Inc. No injuries -
2 Aug 1991 Eagle DW1
N8812W
Poston, Arizona, United States Michael Morris Minor injuries -
4 Aug 1991 Experimental DSA-1
N4077K
Kingman, Arizona, United States James D. Janson Minor injuries -
9 Aug 1991 Cessna 402C
N161TA
Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States Sierra Nevada Airways No injuries -

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