# Accident 19740805027879A: Ayres 600S2D, Soledad, CA, August 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1974
- Place: Soledad, CA
- Airport: Soledad
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 36.4345° N, 121.3178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soledad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4345&lon=-121.3178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1717S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1717S-2009-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 600 S-2D (registry code 0143010, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-600-s-2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES 600S2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,740 total, 15 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75FVM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740805027879A

## Narrative

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

BLOWER BEARINGS FAILED.

## 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 OAK75FVM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVM10), Aug 5, 1974: Aero Comdr 600S2D (N1717S), Soledad, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1717S (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790607023849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607023849A), Jun 7, 1979: Ayres 600S2D (N1717S), Echo, OR, Destroyed. Made crosswind landing on sloping runway. Right tire blew out. Skid marks on rwy. Ran off side.
- [Incident 19780309015659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780309015659I), Mar 9, 1978: Ayres 600S2D (N1717S), Pendleton, OR. Tire blew out just before liftoff. Takeoff was aborted.

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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