# Snow 600 S-2D

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 8380306
- Manufacturer (registry): SNOW
- Model: 600 S-2D
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 112 mph
- Certification: Type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-600-s-2d

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N8700V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8700V): [Riggin Flight Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIGGIN%20FLIGHT%20SERVICE%20INC), [Madison, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Madison), built 1966, S/N 600-1323D

## NTSB investigations (5)

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.
- [NTSB CHI87DEP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEP09), Jul 20, 1987: Ayres 600S-2D (N4436F), Bancroft, WI, substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL86LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA121), May 3, 1986: Ayres S-2D-600 (N1653S), Walterboro, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI71DGD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DGD10), Aug 20, 1970: Snow 600S2D (N1719S), Maumee, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67F0495](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0495), Mar 1, 1967: Snow 600S2D (N1728S), Kingsville, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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.

- [Accident 20070810020889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070810020889A), Aug 10, 2007: Snowac 600S2DSNOW (N1653S), Hazelton, ND, Substantial damage. (-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…
- [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 19940813021379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940813021379A), Aug 13, 1994: N39762, Grundy Center, IA, Substantial damage. Tried depart soft damp turf runway. Aborted late. Overran end runway into ditch.
- [Accident 19870720035529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870720035529A), Jul 20, 1987: Ayres 600S2DRESTD (N4436F), Bancroft, WI, Substantial damage. Wheel locking collar rotated and locked a wheel on landing. Aircraft veered off the runway into a fence.
- [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.

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Aero Commander 600 S-2D](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-600-s-2d): 5 registered aircraft, registry code 0143010

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