# Accident 19930922035859A: Ayres 600S2C, Surprise, AZ, September 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1993, 09:45 local time
- Place: Surprise, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZBUG
- Location: 33.5096° N, 112.3604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5096&lon=-112.3604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1677S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1677S-2012-08-10) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 336 total, 18 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA365) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930922035859A

## Narrative

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

SECOND AG PLANE IN FLIGHT OF 2 BEGAN TURN AROUND MANEUVER BEHIND NUMBER ONE. LOST CONTROL IN LEAD PLANES VORTEX.

## 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 LAX93LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA365), Sep 22, 1993: Snow 600-S2C (N1677S), Surprise, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING RESULTING IN HIS AIRPLANE'S ENCOUNTER WITH WAKE TURBULENCE.

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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