# NTSB LAX81DUJ83: Snow 600S2C, N1625S, Willcox, AZ, August 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1981
- Place: Willcox, AZ · WILLCOX, AZ
- Location: 32.2518° N, 109.8357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willcox, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2518&lon=-109.8357&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124485
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUJ83
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ83

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2283   81/8/5  NR.WILLCOX,AZ         SNOW 600S2C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0705                    N1625S              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   59, 17822 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            192 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLCOX,AZ                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000                       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                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  4350
        REMARKS- OFF ARPT OPN.L WING ENCTRD TALL JOHNSON GRASS DRG LNDG ON GRAVEL ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1625S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1625S-2009-05-06), registration cancelled 2009-05-06, S/N 600-1180C, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNOW 600S2C
- 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

## 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 19810805047639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810805047639A), Aug 5, 1981: Ayres S2C, Willcox, AZ, Substantial damage. Ag pilot landed on road. Wing hit vegetation which pulled aircraft off road, flipped inverted.

## Other investigations on N1625S (2)

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 LAX92LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA018), Oct 17, 1991: Snow S2C (N1625S), Bowie, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING. THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
- [NTSB LAX80DUJ67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ67), Jun 9, 1980: Aero Comdr 600S2C (N1625S), Wilcox, AZ, substantial damage

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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