- Date
- August 30, 1988, 09:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pelham, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4887XRockwell S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880830035939A
- Case key
- 7545
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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.
Analysis
The crop duster had completed the third swath run of the morning when the engine began to lose power. The plt released the contents of the hopper and made a forced landing in a soybean field. During the landing roll, the airplane nosed over and a ground fire erupted. Examination of the engine revealed a #9 cylinder head failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4887X
- Reported as
- Rockwell S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2071R
- Airframe hours
- 4,235
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Flynt'S Crop Dusting
- Registered owner
- Gifford H. Flynt, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1987 · 146 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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 12,970 total · 6,400 in this make and model · 12,970 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 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 N4887X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.