# Accident 19940813021379A: Snow 600 S-2D, Grundy Center, IA, August 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1994, 17:00 local time
- Place: Grundy Center, IA
- Airport: Grundy Center Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.4599° N, 91.8891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4599&lon=-91.8891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39762, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39762-1994-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snow 600 S-2D (registry code 8380306, https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-600-s-2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,752 total, 324 in this make and model, 285 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940813021379A

## Narrative

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

TRIED DEPART SOFT DAMP TURF RUNWAY. ABORTED LATE. OVERRAN END RUNWAY INTO DITCH.

## 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 CHI94LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA293), Aug 13, 1994: Snow 600B (N39762), Grundy Center, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff and his delay in aborting the takeoff. Factors in the accident were condition of the runway, the road, and the ditch.

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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