# Incident 19780309015659I: Ayres 600S2D, Pendleton, OR, March 9, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1978, 14:39 local time
- Place: Pendleton, OR
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.6756° N, 118.8195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pendleton, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6756&lon=-118.8195&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: 3,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780309015659I

## Narrative

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

TIRE BLEW OUT JUST BEFORE LIFTOFF. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED.

## 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.
- [Accident 19740805027879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740805027879A), Aug 5, 1974: Ayres 600S2D (N1717S), Soledad, CA, Substantial damage. Blower bearings failed.

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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