# N8421V: Rockwell International S-2R

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Serial number: 2181R
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: January 30, 1976
- Certificate issued: March 25, 2026
- Expires: March 31, 2033
- Mode S code: AB89D6
- Registered owner: [Souther Field Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHER%20FIELD%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Americus, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Americus)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.0464° N, 84.1496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31709, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8421V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8421V

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney R1340 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Rockwell International S-2R)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R1340 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN12LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA357), May 23, 2012: Rockwell International S-2R (N8421V), Howard, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fractured fabricated aluminum oil line, which resulted in oil exhaustion followed by a forced landing.
- [NTSB MKC90LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA129), Jun 15, 1990: Rockwell S2R (N8421V), Tilton, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE ENGINE BLOWER(SUPERCHARGER). RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT/WET TERRAIN, WHERE THE FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20120523010709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120523010709A), May 23, 2012: Rockwell International S-2R (N8421V), Howard, SD, Substantial damage. On 05/23/2012 at 12:30 pm a thrush S-2R (N8421V) owned by east river air spray LLC. Was involved in an incident/emergency landing, while trying to return to…
- [Accident 19900614021239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900614021239A), Jun 14, 1990: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N8421V), Tilton, AR, Substantial damage. En route to spray field, engine quit. Landed soft wet field. Engine driven supercharer failed.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Rockwell International S-2R aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series.md

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