# NTSB OAK66D0161: Snow S2C, N1636S, San Ardo, CA, December 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1965
- Place: San Ardo, CA · SAN ARDO, CA
- Location: 36.0237° N, 120.9073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Ardo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0237&lon=-120.9073&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66D0161
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0161

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1636S-1970-06-19), registration cancelled 1970-06-19, S/N 6001185C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNOW S2C
- Registry model: [Snow 600-S2C](https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-600-s2c) (registry code 8380302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1636S (1)

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 OAK70F0042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70F0042), Jul 10, 1969: Snow S2C (N1636S), Huron, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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