# Accident 20170801010239A: Rockwell International S-2R, Brawley, CA, August 1, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2017, 06:45 local time
- Place: Brawley, CA
- Airport: Brawley Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FAYG
- Location: 33.0336° N, 115.4531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0336&lon=-115.4531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4913X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4913X-2017-08-30) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170801010239A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED WHILE FLYING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE FIELD HE NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER. HE LEVELED THE WINGS FLYING NORTH WEST SOME POWER WAS RECEIVED THEN ANOTHER POWER LOSS WHICH FORCED HIM TO LAND IN NUTMEG 4 FIELD WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMGAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR17LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA174), Aug 1, 2017: Rockwell International S 2R (N4913X), Brawley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to the overstress separation of three supercharger drive gear teeth.

## Other reports on N4913X (2)

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

- [Accident 19840616027299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840616027299A), Jun 16, 1984: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N4913X), Pocahontas, AR, Substantial damage. Propeller blade separated in flight caused by fatigue crack. High stress area at crack during STC certification.
- [Accident 19750731023039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750731023039A), Jul 31, 1975: Ayres S2R (N4913X), Augusta, AR, Substantial damage. Bolt came loose at carb. Eng went to idle.

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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