UNK65X0916

NTSB accident investigation · Snow S2C · Chowchilla, CA · December 4, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 4, 1964
Place
Chowchilla, CA · CHOWCHILLA, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1600SSnow S2C
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180842

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3604   64/12/4   CHOWCHILLA CALIF    SNOW S2C            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 675
        TIME - 1730                    N1600S              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT

Aircraft

Registration
N1600S
Reported as
Snow S2C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.