Snow 600-S2C accident near Lambert, Mississippi, July 11, 1984
On July 11, 1984 at about 6:00 pm local time, a Snow 600-S2C, registered N64744, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lambert, Mississippi (Lambert Air Service airport). It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 11, 1984 · about 6:00 pm local time · cases in 1984
- Place
- Lambert, Mississippi · Lambert Air Service · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Snow 600-S2C · all 600-S2Cs on the register
- Registration
- N64744 · no longer on the register · serial 600-1267C
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE TAILWHEEL REPORTEDLY OSCILLATED BRAKING THE SHOCK STRUT LUGS ALLOWING THE TAIL OF THE ACFT TO CONTACT THE SOD RUNWAY. THE PLT APPLIED HARD BRAKING AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE PLT REPORTED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TAILWHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 5,075 hours in all; 4,000 in this make and model; 250 in the last 90 days; 5,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 3, 1984; 162 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,400 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R-13401N-1 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Lambert MS
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 24, 2,600 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 240° at 12 knots
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 1:00 pm
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N64744: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Snow 600 7 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Snow 19 aircraft on the register
- Engine: P&W R-13401N-1 · as the NTSB recorded it
- Accidents and incidents in Mississippi 845 since 1982 · 90 in the last ten years
- Mississippi 2,604 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ATL84LA220.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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