Snow S2C accident near Glenn's Ferry, ID
On June 24, 2008, a Snow S2C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Glenn's Ferry, ID. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 24, 2008
- Place
- Glenn's Ferry, ID
- Aircraft
- Snow S2C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.858°N, 115.373°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080626X00919
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 24, 2008, about 0730 mountain daylight time, a Snow S2C, N1661S, impacted terrain while maneuvering to land about 6 miles south of Glenn's Ferry, Idaho. Valley Air Service, Inc., operated the airplane under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 137 as an agricultural crop dusting operation. The commercial pilot was killed; the airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area flight, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight had departed Hubler Field Airport (ID00), Caldwell, Idaho, about 0600 the morning of the accident, and was destined for Glenn's Ferry. According to the chief pilot, the field to be sprayed was in Glenn's Ferry, and the operation had been set up as a flight of two airplanes. As one airplane was spreading the dry fertilizer, the other airplane would be reloading with the fertilizer and refueling. The chief pilot and the accident pilot were flying the day of the accident, and had arrived at the accident location about an hour prior. The operation had been in progress for about 1 hour when the accident occurred; each pilot had dropped 3 loads prior to the accident. The chief pilot was on the ground having his airplane refueled and reloaded, when the accident occurred. During the reload he was able to observe the accident airplane as it circled overhead waiting for him to take off, so that the accident airplane could land. The chief pilot stated that the accident airplane was circling to the left. He saw the left wing fall and then the airplane started to spin in a countercl
Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate airspeed resulting in an aerodynamic stall/spin while maneuvering.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
