# Accident 19940525012519A: Ayres 600S2C, Rio, WI, May 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1994, 12:00 local time
- Place: Rio, WI
- Airport: Bancroft East Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PEMG
- Location: 44.3107° N, 89.5105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3107&lon=-89.5105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1659S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1659S-2004-09-13) (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 R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940525012519A

## Narrative

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

LONG GLIDE IN FROM MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. FAVORABLE CARB ICING. TRIED ADD POWER ON FINAL. NO GO. HIT DITCH SHORT.

## 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 CHI94LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA176), May 25, 1994: Snow 600-S2C (N1659S), Bancroft, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilots failure to select carburetor heat during an extended descent, which resulted in loss of engine power. Factors were carburetor icing conditions and the presence of a ditch at the forced…

## Other reports on N1659S (1)

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

- [Incident 19920625029489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920625029489I), Jun 25, 1992: Ayres 600S2C (N1659S), Plainfield, WI, Minor damage. Aircraft cut a powerline with main landing gear on a spray run. Landed safely.

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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