Snow S2D N1717S
7 June 1979 · Echo, Oregon, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 7 June 1979 at about 17:30 local time, a Snow S2D registered N1717S, operated by West Flying, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Echo, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Echo, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Coons Butter Crk
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Snow S2D
- Registration
- N1717S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- West Flying
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2471
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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
RT. TIRE FOUND BLOWN, WHEEL ROTATED FREELY. PURPOSE OF FLIGHT WAS TO RINSE SPAY DEVICES AND TANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Snow S2D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 1969 | Snow S2D | Waller, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |