Snow 600-S2C N1678S
30 July 1983 · Plainfield, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 July 1983 at about 23:45 local time, a Snow 600-S2C registered N1678S was involved in an accident near Plainfield, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plainfield, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Farm Strip
- Coordinates
- 44.2103, -89.4904
- Aircraft
- Snow 600-S2C
- Registration
- N1678S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Plainfield → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83LA341
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
THE ACFT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE AIR AFTER A POWER LOSS. A FORCED LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE PILOT ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY BUT THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE FIRE WAS SO INTENSE THAT ALL EVIDENCE OF CAUSE WAS DESTROYED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNING FROM AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE ACCESSORY SECTION AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS. HE ALSO SAID THE ACFT WAS UNDAMAGED BY THE FORCED LANDING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Snow 600 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 1983 | Snow 600-S2C | Blackshear, Georgia, United States | Bart M. Clements | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1984 | Snow 600-S2C | Lambert, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1982 | Snow 600-S2C | Ozona, Texas, United States | Henry L. Gardner | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1988 | Snow 600-S2C | Almyra, Arkansas, United States | James R. Perry | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Sep 1993 | Snow 600-S2C | Surprise, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 May 1973 | Snow 600-S2 | Harlingen, Texas, United States | TEX Dusting SV | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 1983 | Piper PA-34-200T | Woodruff, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1983 | Aeronca 7ECA | Wentworth, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Cessna 150 | Neenah, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1983 | Cessna 152 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1983 | Douglas DC-9-30 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |