# N1659S: 1964 Snow 600-S2C, registration cancelled 2004-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Snow 600-S2C](https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-600-s2c) (registry code 8380302)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A7](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 600-1219C
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: May 6, 1964
- Certificate issued: December 21, 1978
- Last registry action: May 18, 2004
- Mode S code: A107E5
- Owner when cancelled: [Farmers Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARMERS%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Bancroft, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Bancroft)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.2957° N, 89.5793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54921, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1659S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1659S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1659S-2004-09-13

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Snow 600-S2C: https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-600-s2c.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI94LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA176), May 25, 1994: Snow 600-S2C (N1659S), Bancroft, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilots failure to select carburetor heat during an extended descent, which resulted in loss of engine power. Factors were carburetor icing conditions and the presence of a ditch at the forced…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19940525012519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940525012519A), May 25, 1994: Ayres 600S2C (N1659S), Rio, WI, Substantial damage. Long glide in from maintenance test flight. Favorable carb icing. Tried add power on final. No go. Hit ditch short.
- [Incident 19920625029489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920625029489I), Jun 25, 1992: Ayres 600S2C (N1659S), Plainfield, WI, Minor damage. Aircraft cut a powerline with main landing gear on a spray run. Landed safely.

## Other aircraft with N1659S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1659S): Hughes Aero PREDATOR, S/N PC 120553W302, built 2006

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