# Accident 19980313004259A: Ayres 600S2C, Bickleton, WA, March 13, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1998, 10:30 local time
- Place: Bickleton, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WPTG
- Location: 45.9192° N, 120.1904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9192&lon=-120.1904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1640S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1640S-2001-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snow 600-S2C (registry code 8380302, https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-600-s2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES 600S2C
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,753 total, 115 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980313004259A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT TOOK OFF 50 MINUTES TO 1 HOUR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, AND WAS SPRAYING A FIELD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. HE REPORTED THAT ON THE LAST PASS, AS HE WAS PULLING UP, THE ENGINE LOST POWER IN A LEFT TURN.  HE PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING ONTO ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN; AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE AIRCRAFT SALVAGE CREW WHO RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED THAT THEY FOUND 3 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING TANK AND NO FUEL IN THE RIGHT WING TANK (THE AIRCRAFT HAS A 33-GALLON TANK IN EACH WING, OF WHICH 6.5 GALLONS IN EACH TANK IS UNUSABLE.)                  (-23)AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERING FOR LAST FEW PASSES DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER.  DURING FORCED LANDING, AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  NO INJURIES TO PILOT.  SALVAGE OPERATION THAT RECOVERED AIRCRAFT REPORTED THAT ONLY THREE GALLONS OF FUEL WAS DRAINED OUT OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA98LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA054), Mar 13, 1998: Snow 600-S2C (N1640S), Bickleton, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel which led to fuel exhaustion. A related factor was unsuitable terrain.

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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