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 October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 11, 1984 · about 6:00 pm local time
- 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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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ATL84LA220.