- Date
- June 27, 1984, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Smithville, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4199XRockwell S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840627027159A
- Case key
- 6557
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Engine assembly - fireCause
Engine assembly - undeterminedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankmentFactor
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Analysis
The acft contacted a dirt mound after bouncing during a forced landing after white smoke came from the engine en route to a spraying operation. The power decreased and the engine quit prior to touchdown in a field. After striking a dirt mound the acft was destroyed by fire. Source of the fire could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4199X
- Reported as
- Rockwell S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1967R
- Airframe hours
- 3,500
- Engine
- P&W 1340 ANI, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Leslie Dusting Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 20, 1984 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- Leslie, GA
- Destination
- Leslie, GA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 19,300 total · 10,000 in this make and model · 19,000 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABY, 22 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.