- Date
- June 7, 1979
- Place
- Echo, OR · ECHO, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1717SSnow S2D
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790607023849A
- Case key
- 135436
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2471 79/6/7 NR.ECHO,OR SNOW S2D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3000 TIME - 1730 N1717S PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COONS BUTTER CRK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ECHO,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RT. TIRE FOUND BLOWN,WHEEL ROTATED FREELY. PURPOSE OF FLIGHT WAS TO RINSE SPAY DEVICES AND TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1717S
- Reported as
- Snow S2D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Coons Butter Crk
N1717SRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2009 · Aero Commander 600 S-2DAirframe modelAero Commander 600 S-2DEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1717S · 1
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