Snow 600-S2C and Rockwell S2R-600 mid-air collision near Almyra, Arkansas, July 30, 1988
On July 30, 1988, 2 aircraft, Snow 600-S2C (N1671S) and Rockwell S2R-600 (N3660X), were involved in a mid-air collision near Almyra, Arkansas. 2 people were killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 30, 1988
- Place
- Almyra, Arkansas · map
- Type
- Accident · mid-air collision
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft 1
- Snow 600-S2C · all 600-S2Cs on the register
- Registration
- N1671S · no longer on the register · serial 1246C
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
- Aircraft 2
- Rockwell S2R-600
- Registration
- N3660X · no longer on the register · serial 1320
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative for the Snow 600-S2C final · quoted from the NTSB record
TWO AG AIRCRAFT WERE SPRAYING THE SAME FIELD. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL WITNESSES, 1671S WAS HEADING SOUTH AND 3660X WAS HEADING EAST. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE SPRAYING OPERATION BUT DID NOT SEEM TO THE WITNESSES TO BE COORDINATING WITH EACH OTHER. 3660X HAD STARTED A LEFT TURN TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION WHEN 1671S PULLED UP AND COLLIDED WITH 3660X. BOTH AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COLLISION.
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 NTSB's narrative for the Rockwell S2R-600 final · quoted from the NTSB record
TWO AG AIRCRAFT WERE SPRAYING THE SAME FIELD. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL WITNESSES, 1671S WAS HEADING SOUTH AND 3660X WAS HEADING EAST. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE SPRAYING OPERATION BUT DID NOT SEEM TO THE WITNESSES TO BE COORDINATING WITH EACH OTHER. 3660X HAD STARTED A LEFT TURN TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION WHEN 1671S PULLED UP AND COLLIDED WITH 3660X. BOTH AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COLLISION.
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 for the Snow 600-S2C from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,000 hours in all; 3,000 in this make and model; 75 in the last 90 days; 30 in the last 30 days; 3,900 as pilot in command; 200 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,200 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 14, 1988; 90 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,400 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R-1340-AN1 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:00 am from LIT, 48 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
The factual record for the Rockwell S2R-600 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 8,500 hours in all; 7,000 in this make and model; 105 in the last 90 days; 55 in the last 30 days; 8,200 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,250 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 18, 1988; 115 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,550 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R-1340-AN1 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
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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