- Date
- June 29, 1973
- Place
- Ottowa Lake, MI · OTTOWA LAKE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8870QAero Comdr 600S2R
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730629027049A
- Case key
- 201655
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2218 73/6/29 OTTOWA LAKE,MICH AERO COMDR 600S2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1428 TIME - 1900 N8870Q PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 405 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLISSFIELD,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 780 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN REMARKS- ENG LOST PWR.PLT LINED UP ON LANE BETWEEN CROPS. LOST GRND REF,OIL ON WINDSHIELD LDG INTO SUN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8870Q
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 600S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8870QRegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2018 · Aero Commander S2RAirframe modelAero Commander S2REngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8870Q · 2
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NTSB CEN16FA328Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCenter, COThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a low-level maneuver, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB SEA02LA166Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportConnell, WAThe pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control. Factors include rough uneven terrain.