# NTSB investigations: Rockwell International S-2R, 1985

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB LAX85LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA390.md): Rockwell S-2R · Coalinga, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 1985 · N4853X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that he turned onto the final approach for landing on rwy 36 as the sun set on his unlighted ag strip. He said that he lost sight of the strip during the landing flare, and driftd of the right side of the runway into high vegetation. The drag…
- [NTSB FTW85LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA307.md): Rockwell S-2R · Olton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 1985 · N5025X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that when he touched down on the dirt landing strip the aircraft immediately turned right and no amount of corrective action helped. He further stated the mechanic had to remove the brake pads to get the tire to roll. The aircraft's owner…
- [NTSB MIA85LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA222.md): Rockwell S-2R · Colquitt, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1985 · N3647X · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot uninjured when the aircraft flipped upside down in a field during a forced landing in an open field following engine failure. A post accident examination of the engine revealed the number seven cylinder…
- [NTSB DEN85LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA160.md): Ayres S2R-600 · Gardner, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1985 · N4871X · Destroyed
  > The ag-acft stalled & crashed during an ag operation in high density alt. The mountainous terrain and downdrafts contributed to the overall effect of dissapating the clearance between the acft & the undulating terrain.
- [NTSB LAX85LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA250.md): Rockwell S-2R · Colusa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 9, 1985 · N8929Q · Substantial damage
  > During an ag flight, the eng began to severly backfire & lose power. The plt attempted to make a forced ldg on the nearby duster airstrip but had insufficient altitude to be properly aligned with the rwy. The acft overan the edge of the end disclosed that its…
- [NTSB FTW85LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA109.md): Rockwell S-2R (Thrush) · Stockdale, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 1985 · N8418V · Destroyed
  > During flt, the eng began missing, so the plt applied carb heat, but this did not help. He noted a trace of ice on the upper part of the windshield & decided to land before the eng power deteriorated further. While landing in a pasture, the acft hit soft…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1985
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7630202', '7630205'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7630202&year=1985

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