# NTSB MIA68F0006: Snow Comdr 600S2D, N1710S, Starkville, MS, June 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1967
- Place: Starkville, MS · STARKVILLE, MS
- Location: 33.4633° N, 88.8278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Starkville, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4633&lon=-88.8278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201132
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0006-201132

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1807   67/6/7    STARKVILLE,MISS     SNOW COMDR 600S2D   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1445                    N1710S              PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           AGE 29, 4156 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            16 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STARKVILLE MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT TESTING AN EXPERIMENTAL DISPENSING SYSTEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1710S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1710S-2012-08-10), registration cancelled 2012-08-10, S/N 600-1317D, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNOW COMDR 600S2D
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 600 S-2D](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-600-s-2d) (registry code 0143010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney TW-SC series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-tw-sc-series) (registry code 52018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Starkville Muni

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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