# NTSB SEA79DYM38: Snow S2D, N1717S, Echo, OR, June 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1979
- Place: Echo, OR · ECHO, OR
- Location: 45.7467° N, 119.1935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Echo, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7467&lon=-119.1935&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135436
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYM38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2471   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1717S-2009-07-09), registration cancelled 2009-07-09, S/N 600-1357D, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNOW S2D
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Coons Butter Crk

## 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 19790607023849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607023849A), Jun 7, 1979: Ayres 600S2D, Echo, OR, Destroyed. Made crosswind landing on sloping runway. Right tire blew out. Skid marks on rwy. Ran off side.

## Other investigations on N1717S (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 OAK75FVM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVM10), Aug 5, 1974: Aero Comdr 600S2D (N1717S), Soledad, CA, 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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