- Date
- July 30, 1983, 18:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Plainfield, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1678SSnow 600-S2C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830730036509A
- Case key
- 12284
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Analysis
The acft caught fire in the air after a power loss. A forced landing was accomplished and the pilot escaped without injury but the acft was destroyed by the fire. It was reported that the fire was so intense that all evidence of cause was destroyed. The acft was returning from an aerial application flight when the accident happened. The pilot stated that he thought the fire started in the engine accessory section and was the cause of the power loss. He also said the acft was undamaged by the forced landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1678S
- Reported as
- Snow 600-S2C
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 4,300
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Farmers Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 5, 1982
- Departed
- Plainfield, WI
- Airport
- Farm Strip
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 14,763 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 14,396 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1678S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.