# NTSB SEA75FYA16: Snow 600S2R, N8973Q, Marsing, ID, August 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1974
- Place: Marsing, ID · MARSING, ID
- Location: 43.5464° N, 116.8104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marsing, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5464&lon=-116.8104&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136750
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75FYA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2843  74/8/31    MARSING,ID          SNOW 600S2R         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0715                    N8973Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 40, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KAWII FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOMEDALE,ID                 MARSING,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6000                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    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
        REMARKS- SMALL STRIP.SWERVED L OFF RWY WHEN WING HIT HIGH WEEDS.HIT IRRIGATION CORRUGATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8973Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8973Q-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N 1643R, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNOW 600S2R
- Registry model: [Aero Commander S2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (registry code 0143022) (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
- Airport: Kawii Farm Strip

## 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 19740831029739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740831029739A), Aug 31, 1974: Ayres S2R, Marsing, ID, Substantial damage. Small strip. Swerved l off rwy when wing hit high weeds. Hit irrigation corrugate.

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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