# NTSB FTW70DQG18: Snow 600-S2, N1614S, Tahoka, TX, June 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1970
- Place: Tahoka, TX · TAHOKA, TX
- Location: 33.1634° N, 101.7948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tahoka, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1634&lon=-101.7948&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DQG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DQG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2598  70/6/12    TAHOKA,TEX          SNOW 600-S2         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 5000
        TIME - 0915                    N1614S              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - T-BAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAHOKA,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- FLT TO CALIBRATE SPRAY EQUIPMENT.R WING AND SPAR DAMAGED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1614S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1614S-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 600-1160C, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNOW 600-S2
- Registry model: [Snow 600-S2C](https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-600-s2c) (registry code 8380302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: T-Bar

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.

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