# NTSB ATL80DLA08: Rockwell S-2R, N4926X, Colquitt, GA, August 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1980
- Place: Colquitt, GA · COLQUITT, GA
- Location: 31.1732° N, 84.7324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colquitt, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1732&lon=-84.7324&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129200
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80DLA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DLA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2601  80/8/20    COLQUITT,GA         ROCKWELL S-2R       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 5237
        TIME - 1930                    N4926X              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 3500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLQUITT,GA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- SPRAYING PEANUTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4926X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4926X-1982-02-26), registration cancelled 1982-02-26, S/N 2125R (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL S-2R
- Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800820041629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800820041629A), Aug 20, 1980: Ayres S2R, Colquitt, GA, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Crash-landed in trees.

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.

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