# Accident 20120523010709A: Rockwell International S-2R, Howard, SD, May 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2012, 12:40 local time
- Place: Howard, SD
- Airport: Howard Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JTYG
- Location: 44.0292° N, 97.5378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0292&lon=-97.5378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8421V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8421V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL S-2R
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 S3H1-G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,751 total, 382 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120523010709A

## Narrative

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

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 THE AIRPORT DUE TO A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE SOLE PILOT ON BOARD WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE HOWARD, SD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON 05/23/2012 AT 12:40 PM CDT.

## 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 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.

## Other reports on N8421V (1)

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

- [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.

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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