# Accident 20110901021229A: Aero Commander S2R, Park Rapids, MN, September 1, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2011, 17:00 local time
- Place: Park Rapids, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: UUVG
- Location: 46.9006° N, 95.0731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9006&lon=-95.0731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8962Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8962Q-2012-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 (registry code 51612, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1340-an-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER S2R
- Reported engine: P & W R-1340-AN-1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 15,647 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 330 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA637](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA637) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110901021229A

## Narrative

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

WHILE RETURNING TO PKD AFTER AERIAL APLICATION, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED RPM LOSS.  UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A GRAVEL ROAD.  DURING ROLL OUT THE LEFT WING CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A TREE CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 CEN11CA637](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA637), Sep 1, 2011: Aero Commander S2R (N8962Q), Park Rapids, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N8962Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20050714023849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050714023849A), Jul 14, 2005: Ayres S2R (N8962Q), Walnut, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) Upon returning from an aerial spray, the pilot [privacy data omitted] stated his fuel guages were at 1/4 each when the engine failed. He attempted to…

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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