Plane Crash List

Snow S2C N1694S

16 November 1995 · Dufer, Oregon, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 November 1995 at about 00:10 local time, a Snow S2C registered N1694S was involved in an accident near Dufer, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 00:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Dufer, Oregon, United States
Coordinates
45.4008, -121.1593
Aircraft
Snow S2C
Registration
N1694S
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Culver → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA96LA020

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD. A FACTOR WAS THE EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID A DITCH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION SPRAY RUN, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND BACKFIRE. THE AIRPLANE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING TO AN OPEN FIELD. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT PULLED THE AIRPLANE UP TO MISS A DITCH. THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND THEN LANDED HARD. POSTCRASH INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A CRACK IN THE HEAD ON THE #5 CYLINDER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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18 Sep 1998 Snow S2C
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1 Jun 1999 Snow S2C
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All 53 records for this type

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20 Jul 1995 Fairchild 24G
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21 Jul 1995 Piper PA-28-161
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30 Jul 1995 Pederson SILHOUETTE 1
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N6854P
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18 Aug 1995 Beechcraft P-35
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
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