# Accident 20070810020889A: Snowac 600S2DSNOW, Hazelton, ND, August 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2007, 07:30 local time
- Place: Hazelton, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.4857° N, 100.2811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hazelton, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4857&lon=-100.2811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1653S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1653S-2007-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snow 600 S-2D (registry code 8380306, https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-600-s-2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNOWAC 600S2DSNOW
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 240 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070810020889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID A NORMAL TAKE OFF FROM 6H8. HE THEN MADE A PASS OVER A FIELD AND THE ENGINE STARTED SHAKING AND POWER DECREASED. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN THE FIELD. DURING LANDING SUBSTANTIAL MAJOR DAMAGE RESULTED, NO INJURIES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N1653S (2)

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

- [Incident 19990602006249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990602006249I), Jun 2, 1999: N1653S, Dillon, MT, Minor damage. Pilot stated that engine failed and he made an emergency landing in a farm field. Pilot not injured aircraft sustained minor damage to prop, cowling and…
- [Accident 19860503015489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860503015489A), May 3, 1986: Ayres 600S2DNORMAL (N1653S), Walterboro, SC, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on final, returning from forest fire water drop.

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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