OAK66D0161

NTSB accident investigation · Snow S2C · San Ardo, CA · December 20, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 20, 1965
Place
San Ardo, CA · SAN ARDO, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1636SSnow S2C
Status
Completed · report January 17, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174775

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3532  65/12/20   SAN ARDO CALIF      SNOW S2C            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 4600
        TIME - 0900                    N1636S              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION ON ROAD

Aircraft

Registration
N1636S
Reported as
Snow S2C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Other investigations on N1636S · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.