# NTSB OAK75DXQ11: Snow 600S2D, N1725S, Orovada, NV, July 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1974
- Place: Orovada, NV · OROVADA, NV
- Location: 41.5492° N, 117.8236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orovada, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5492&lon=-117.8236&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 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125808
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DXQ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DXQ11

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2063  74/7/28    OROVADA,NEV         SNOW 600S2D         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 2015                    N1725S              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        8080 TOTAL HOURS, 472 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OROVADA,NEV                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - 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 -  4300                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD GRADUAL PWR FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1725S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1725S), registered now, S/N 600-1325D, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNOW 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 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 19740728021939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740728021939A), Jul 28, 1974: Ayres 600S2D, Orovada, NV, Substantial damage. Plt rptd gradual pwr failure

## Other investigations on N1725S (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 FTW72DPG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPG23), Aug 16, 1971: Snow 600S2D (N1725S), Parkin, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC71DCG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCG07), Jul 16, 1970: Aero Comdr 600S2D (N1725S), Faucett, MO, 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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