# Accident 20200921015039A: Rockwell International S-2R, Hamilton, GA, September 21, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2020, 09:39 local time
- Place: Hamilton, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7500° N, 84.8708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7500&lon=-84.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7900V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7900V-2020-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL S-2R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 340 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200921015039A

## Narrative

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

ALTHOUGH THE PILOTS TOTAL TIME IN MAKE/MODEL IS EXTENSIVE, THE PILOT HAD NEVER OPERATED THIS MAKE/MODEL WITH A RADIAL ENGINE.

THE PILOT DECIDED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT WITH A KNOWN INOPERATIVE FUEL QUANTITY SYSTEM AND STATED HE NEVER LOOKS AT THE FUEL QUANTITY SYSTEMS ANYWAY BECAUSE THEY ALL DON'T WORK.

THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN, WHICH INCLUDED PREVIOUSLY FELLED TIMBER. AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE, THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY AND DID NOT APPEAR COMPROMISED. FUEL LEAKS WERE NOT OBSERVED OR REPORTED. THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE CLASSIFIES THE AIRCRAFT AS DESTROYED.

PRIOR TO THE INTENDED FLIGHT, THE FUEL QUANTITY SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. THE LEFT MAGNETO WAS RENDERED INOPERATIVE DUE TO BEING CONTINUOUSLY GROUNDED THROUGH AN IMPROPERLY CRIMPED SPLICE AND SHIELDED WIRE. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER CONFIGURATION IS NOT APPROVED FOR INSTALLATION ON THIS 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 ERA20LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA328), Sep 21, 2020: Rockwell S2R (N7900V), Hamilton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and improper operation of the engine beyond its indicated maximum cruise power setting, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N7900V (1)

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

- [Incident 20030610019669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030610019669I), Jun 10, 2003: Ayres S2R (N7900V), Warroad, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was conducting ag operations in 12 acre field 3 miles west of Warroad, MN. The aircraft was headed in a nw direction when it struck a wire located…

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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