# NTSB SEA80FYP09: Snow 600S2C, N1626S, Washtucna, WA, January 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1980
- Place: Washtucna, WA · WASHTUCNA, WA
- Location: 46.7539° N, 118.3105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washtucna, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7539&lon=-118.3105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131758
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FYP09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0265  80/1/18  NR.WASHTUCNA,WA       SNOW 600S2C         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41,
        TIME - 1440                    N1626S              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WASHTUCNA,WA                 WALLA WALLA,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1626S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1626S-2009-09-18), registration cancelled 2009-09-18, S/N 600-1174C, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNOW 600S2C
- Registry model: [Snow 600-S2C](https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-600-s2c) (registry code 8380302) (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 19800118001159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800118001159A), Jan 18, 1980: Ayres S2C, Washtucna, WA, Substantial damage. Ag pilot reported engine quit. Airplane hit wires. No engine defects substantiated. Ferry flight.

## Other investigations on N1626S (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 SEA68F0312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0312), May 5, 1968: Snow S2A (N1626S), Billings, MT, 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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