# Accident 20160819014599A: Aero Commander S2R, Center, CO, August 19, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2016, 10:53 local time
- Place: Center, CO
- Airport: Monte Vista Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 3RUG
- Location: 37.7450° N, 106.0258° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7450&lon=-106.0258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8870Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8870Q-2018-06-04) (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 COMMANDER S2R
- Reported engine: WALTER 601E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160819014599A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/19/2016 AT APROX. 10:25 N8870Q AN AERO COMMANDER S2R TOOK OFF FROM MONTE VISTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KMVI). THE AIRCRAFT WAS SCHEDULED TO SPRAY A FIELD 14.5 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. AT 10:53, 911 DISPATCH RECEIVED A CALL OF AN AIRCRAFT CRASH IN THE FIELD JUST WEST OF THE FIELD SCHEDULED TO BE SPRAYED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN AND POST CRASH FIRE. ONE OCCUPANT ONBOARD SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 CEN16FA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA328), Aug 19, 2016: Aero Commander S2R (N8870Q), Center, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a low-level maneuver, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N8870Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20020821023519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020821023519A), Aug 21, 2002: Ayres S2R (N8870Q), Connell, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot reported severe wind gust (dust devil) after landing which caused him to lose control of the aircraft. Aircraft came to a rest after ground loop…
- [Accident 19730629027049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730629027049A), Jun 29, 1973: Ayres S2R (N8870Q), Ottowa Lake, MI, Substantial damage. Eng lost pwr. Plt lined up on lane between crops. Lost grnd ref,oil on windshield ldg into sun.

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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