Snow 600S2C N1688S
27 June 1974 · Calipatria, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 June 1974 at about 06:10 local time, a Snow 600S2C registered N1688S, operated by Wally Pankratz, was involved in an accident during in flight near Calipatria, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Calipatria, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Farm Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Snow 600S2C
- Registration
- N1688S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wally Pankratz
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1749
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT DUG WING INTO GROUND TRYING TO AVOID POWERPOLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Snow 600S2C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1974 | Snow 600S2C | Poston, Arizona, United States | Rio Colo.aviat | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1974 | Snow 600S2C | Brownsville, Texas, United States | Ag-Air, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1973 | Snow 600S2C | Presque Isle, Maine, United States | Sal-Mor Farms | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Aug 1972 | Snow 600S2C | Sebastian, Texas, United States | Elliott Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1976 | Snow 600S2C | Mathis, Texas, United States | George Gregory | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1976 | Snow 600S2C | Yerington, Nevada, United States | Rosachi Duster | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |