# NTSB DEN70F0067: Aero Comdr S-2R, N8871Q, Johnstown, CO, August 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1969
- Place: Johnstown, CO · JOHNSTOWN, CO
- Location: 40.3072° N, 104.9112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johnstown, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3072&lon=-104.9112&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161673
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70F0067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70F0067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3420   69/8/4    JOHNSTOWN,COLO      AERO COMDR S-2R     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 20000
        TIME - 0715                    N8871Q              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELD COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOHNSTOWN,COLO              JOHNSTOWN,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      70
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           45                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  5000                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- DENSITY ALT ABOUT 7000 FT. TURNAROUND INTO RISING TERRAIN. RBC,PLASMA CHOLINESTERASE LEVEL NORMAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8871Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8871Q-1981-12-17), registration cancelled 1981-12-17, S/N 1471R (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR S-2R
- Registry model: [Aero Commander S2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (registry code 0143022) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Weld County

## Other investigations on N8871Q (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 FTW79DPG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG59), Jun 23, 1979: Rockwell S-2R (N8871Q), Waldenburg, AR, destroyed

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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