# Accident 19780602015699A: Ayres 600S2D, Malin, OR, June 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1978
- Place: Malin, OR
- Airport: Malin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 42.0011° N, 121.3964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MALIN (4S7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0011&lon=-121.3964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1726S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1726S-1991-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 600 S-2D (registry code 0143010, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-600-s-2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES 600S2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 5,600 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYK17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYK17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780602015699A

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL LOCK INOPERATIVE.

## 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 SEA78FYK17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYK17), Jun 2, 1978: Snow 600S2D (N1726S), Malin, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1726S (2)

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

- [Incident 19850521024539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850521024539I), May 21, 1985: Ayres 600S2DNORMAL (N1726S), Lovelock, NV, Minor damage. Lost propeller blade while making a turn after swath run. Landed in field striking dirt bank.
- [Accident 19730525014609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730525014609A), May 25, 1973: Ayres 600S2D (N1726S), Eudora, AR, Substantial damage. Near end of ldg roll enctrd sudden 45K wind gust. Nosed ovr in soft plowed dirt 15FT l of rwy.

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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