# Accident 19891211050489A: Ayres 600S2DRESTD, Walla Walla, WA, December 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1989, 12:55 local time
- Place: Walla Walla, WA
- Airport: Walla Walla City County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1103° N, 118.3005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1103&lon=-118.3005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1767S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1767S-1990-10-19) (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 600S2DRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891211050489A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT FIRE AND LOST POWER ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT. VEERED INTO EMBANKMENT AND BURNED. AIRCRAFT IDLE FOR LONG PERIOD

## 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 SEA90LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA029), Dec 11, 1989: Aero Commander 600 S-2D (N1767S), Walla Walla, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: AN ENGINE LOSS OF POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE EMBANKMENT.

## Other reports on N1767S (1)

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

- [Accident 19740802022049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740802022049A), Aug 2, 1974: Ayres 600S2D (N1767S), Fabens, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot ground looped to avoid levee after 1 ft of prop blade separated.

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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