# Accident 19800118001159A: Ayres S2C, Washtucna, WA, January 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1980, 14:40 local time
- Place: Washtucna, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7539° N, 118.3105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washtucna, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7539&lon=-118.3105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1626S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1626S-2009-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snow 600-S2C (registry code 8380302, https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-600-s2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2C
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800118001159A

## Narrative

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

AG PILOT REPORTED ENGINE QUIT. AIRPLANE HIT WIRES. NO ENGINE DEFECTS SUBSTANTIATED. FERRY FLIGHT.

## 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 SEA80FYP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP09), Jan 18, 1980: Snow 600S2C (N1626S), Washtucna, WA, 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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