# Accident 19860503015489A: Ayres 600S2DNORMAL, Walterboro, SC, May 3, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1986, 13:30 local time
- Place: Walterboro, SC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.9001° N, 80.6705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9001&lon=-80.6705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1653S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1653S-2007-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snow 600 S-2D (registry code 8380306, https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-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 600S2DNORMAL
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860503015489A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON FINAL, RETURNING FROM FOREST FIRE WATER DROP.

## 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 ATL86LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA121), May 3, 1986: Ayres S-2D-600 (N1653S), Walterboro, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1653S (2)

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

- [Accident 20070810020889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070810020889A), Aug 10, 2007: Snowac 600S2DSNOW (N1653S), Hazelton, ND, Substantial damage. (-23) On the first flight of the day, the pilot stated that he did a normal take off from 6H8. He then made a pass over a field and the engine started shaking…
- [Incident 19990602006249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990602006249I), Jun 2, 1999: N1653S, Dillon, MT, Minor damage. Pilot stated that engine failed and he made an emergency landing in a farm field. Pilot not injured aircraft sustained minor damage to prop, cowling and…

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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