# Accident 19740627020839A: Ayres 600S2D, Calipatria, CA, June 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1974
- Place: Calipatria, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 33.1687° N, 115.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calipatria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1687&lon=-115.4856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1688S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1688S-1975-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snow S2C (registry code 8380206, https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-s2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES 600S2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 861 total, 111 in this make and model, 266 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUM38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUM38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740627020839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT DUG WING INTO GROUND TRYING TO AVOID POWER POLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX74DUM38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUM38), Jun 27, 1974: Snow 600S2C (N1688S), Calipatria, CA, substantial damage

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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