# Accident 20240613005769A: Aero Commander S2R, Brookings, SD, June 13, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2024, 15:55 local time
- Place: Brookings, SD
- Airport: Brookings Regional, Sd
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 5WIG
- Location: 44.5157° N, 96.7365° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5157&lon=-96.7365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1746S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1746S) (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 R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,496 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240613005769A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 13, 2024, AT 1555 (LOCAL CDT), AN AERO COMMANDER, MODEL S2R AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^BY A COMMERCIAL SPRAY COMPANY WAS WORKING NE OF BROOKING, SD AND INGESTED SEVERAL BIRDS/DUCKS CAUSING ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTACT THE GROUND IN A MARSHY FIELD. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VFR CONDITIONS AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. MINOR INJURIES (CUTS) TO THE PILOT WERE REPORTED. THE PILOT HOLDS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BROOKINGS REGIONAL AIRPORT AT 1350CDT ON 06/13/2024.

## 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 CEN24LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA229), Jun 13, 2024: Aero Commander S2R (N1746S), White, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A low-level collision and engine ingestion with ducks, which resulted in a total loss of engine power, a forced landing, and a subsequent nose over.

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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