# NTSB LAX74DUM38: Snow 600S2C, N1688S, Calipatria, CA, June 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1974
- Place: Calipatria, CA · CALIPATRIA, CA
- Location: 33.1687° N, 115.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calipatria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1687&lon=-115.4856&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128215
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DUM38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUM38

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1749  74/6/27  NR.CALIPATRIA,CALIF   SNOW 600S2C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 861
        TIME - 0610                    N1688S              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CALIPATRIA,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: MANEUVER TO AVOID OBSTRUCTION
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  800                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
        REMARKS- PILOT DUG WING INTO GROUND TRYING TO AVOID POWER POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1688S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1688S-1975-05-08), registration cancelled 1975-05-08, S/N 6001269C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNOW 600S2C
- Registry model: [Snow S2C](https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-s2c) (registry code 8380206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740627020839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740627020839A), Jun 27, 1974: Ayres 600S2D, Calipatria, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot dug wing into ground trying to avoid power pole.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.