# Accident 20180815011589A: Aero Commander S2R, Westbrooke, MN, August 15, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2018, 16:54 local time
- Place: Westbrooke, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 6OBG
- Location: 43.9508° N, 95.3783° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9508&lon=-95.3783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5521X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5521X-2021-10-18) (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: P&W GARRET
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,675 total, 430 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180815011589A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ABORTED  TAKEOFF DUE TO PERCEIVED LOSS OF POWER.    AIRCRAFT THEN WENT OFF END OF RUNWAY AT HIGH SPEED, AND FLIPPED OVER AFTER TRAVELLING 600 FEET THROUGH TALL CORN FIELD.  AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE UNDER FULL POWER WITH PROPELLER THREE BLADES BENT FULL BACK.

## 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 CEN18LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA332), Aug 15, 2018: Aero Commander S2R (N5521X), Westbrook, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A runway excursion during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## Other reports on N5521X (4)

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

- [Incident 19970801026419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970801026419I), Aug 1, 1997: Ayres S2R (N5521X), Interlaken, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: on Friday, August 1, 1997, at 0630 local time, an aero commander thrush S2R, N5521X, owned by savannah agri-air, inc. savannah, NY departed ovid, NY…
- [Incident 19960809027959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960809027959I), Aug 9, 1996: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N5521X), Savannah, NY. Narrative: top half of rudder separated from aircraft. Uneventful landing; no injuries. Found top rudder hinge was of "new" type triple hinge design and…
- [Accident 19740709033179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740709033179A), Jul 9, 1974: Ayres S2R (N5521X), Umiat, AK, Substantial damage. Heavily loaded.l gr strut failed at old weld.
- [Accident 19731008034109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731008034109A), Oct 8, 1973: Ayres S2R (N5521X), Fisher, AR, Substantial damage. Plt last pass made l turn too close to rice l wing tip hit rice acft cartwheeled.

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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