- Date
- April 10, 1985, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Leslie, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8834QAero Commander S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850410012339A
- Case key
- 6881
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Analysis
The acft lost power en route to spray crops & crash landed in a wooded area. The acft had flown only 2 miles when the power loss occurred. During the post accident investigation an exam of the powerplant & systems revealed that the supercharger had a loose impeller shaft and that the impeller had contacted the housing (case). The impeller case had lost metal in the contact area and the impeller outside diameter was reduced by aprx 1/4 inch. The superchargershaft bearing were worn & loose which allowed the shaft to make contact with its housing. An a m or d report was submitted by russell acft to the FAA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8834Q
- Reported as
- Aero Commander S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1534R
- Airframe hours
- 5,500
- Engine
- P&W R1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Coney Ag Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 2, 1984 · 10 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 7,015 total · 550 in this make and model · 7,000 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 235° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8834Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.