# Accident 20100923046969A: Aero Comman S2R, Pocahontas, AR, September 23, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2010, 09:30 local time
- Place: Pocahontas, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LUXG
- Location: 36.2714° N, 90.8689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2714&lon=-90.8689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8820Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8820Q-2017-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMAN S2R
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA555](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA555) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100923046969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 CDT, N8820Q, A AERO COMMANDER S-2R WAS BEING OPERATED IN A FAR 137 AGRICULTURAL OPERATION NEAR POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS.  THE PILOT REPORTED A LACK OF POWER WHILE TAKING OFF.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DITCH AND CRASHED IN THE SOYBEAN FIELD AT THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP.  THE PILOT GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT , SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED A BACK INJURY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CEN10LA555](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA555), Sep 23, 2010: Aero Commander S2R (N8820Q), Pocahontas, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner. Contributing to the accident was the weight of the airplane and the high ambient temperature.

## Other reports on N8820Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940703019419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940703019419A), Jul 3, 1994: Ayres S2RRESTD (N8820Q), Rolling Fork, MS, Substantial damage. Reported engine failed on a swath run. Nosed over landing. No mechanical defects found.
- [Incident 19881003061879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881003061879I), Oct 3, 1988: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N8820Q), Onward, MS, Minor damage. Losing power during takeoff. Dumped load. Unable to maintain airspeed. Forced landing. Mixture control in lean.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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