# Accident 19911017046839A: Ayres 600S2C, Bowie, AZ, October 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1991, 09:28 local time
- Place: Bowie, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.2793° N, 109.5001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2793&lon=-109.5001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1625S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1625S-2009-05-06) (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 600S2C
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911017046839A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BY A DUST DEVIL ON LANDING ROLL. LOST CONTROL,VEERED OFF DIRT STRIP INTO A DITCH. WIND LIGHT PRIOR WHIRLWIND

## 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 LAX92LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA018), Oct 17, 1991: Snow S2C (N1625S), Bowie, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING. THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N1625S (2)

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

- [Accident 19810805047639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810805047639A), Aug 5, 1981: Ayres S2C (N1625S), Willcox, AZ, Substantial damage. Ag pilot landed on road. Wing hit vegetation which pulled aircraft off road, flipped inverted.
- [Accident 19800609019949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800609019949A), Jun 9, 1980: Ayres 600S2C (N1625S), Wilcox, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine quit in pattern. Crash-landed on airport. Found fuel exhausted due to fuel tank leak from stone 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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