# NTSB ATL83LA130: Rockwell Intl S-2R, N8515V, Marshallville, GA, March 7, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 7, 1983, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Marshallville, GA
- Coordinates: 32.449287, -83.940963 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4493&lon=-83.9410&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6028
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA130
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6028/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA130

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE WAS TAKING OFF WITH A LOAD OF FERTILIZER FROM A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED STRIP THAT WAS WET AND SOFT. HE STATED THAT HE FAILED TO CLEAR A MUD-HOLE AT THE END OF THE STRIP, THE WHEELS MIRED IN THE MUD, AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8515V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8515V-2014-03-24), registration cancelled 2014-03-24, S/N 2275R (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTL S-2R
- Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2275R
- Airframe hours: 1500
- Engines: P&W R-1340 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Ag - Air Crop Service
- Registered owner: William M. Lavender, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, February 11, 1983, 10 hours before
- Airport: Private Strip, runway 27, 3,000 × 75 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,350 in this make and model, 5,000 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,300 ft broken
- Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: WRB, 24 nm away

## 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 19830307006659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830307006659A), Mar 7, 1983: Ayres S2RRESTD, Marshallville, GA, Substantial damage. Tried to depart a muddy Private strip. Wheel struck a hole. Airplane nosed over.

## Other investigations on N8515V (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 MIA79DKJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ02), Oct 6, 1978: Aero Comdr S2R (N8515V), Scottsboro, AL, substantial damage

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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