# NTSB FTW74DPG30: Aero Comdr S-2R, N5521X, Fisher, AR, October 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1973
- Place: Fisher, AR · FISHER, AR
- Location: 35.4914° N, 90.9725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fisher, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4914&lon=-90.9725&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188312
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DPG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3113   73/10/8   FISHER,ARK          AERO COMDR S-2R     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 10000
        TIME - 0530                    N5521X              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FISHER,ARK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      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 -  230                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
        REMARKS- PLT LAST PASS MADE L TURN TOO CLOSE TO RICE L WING TIP HIT RICE ACFT CARTWHEELED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5521X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5521X-2021-10-18), registration cancelled 2021-10-18, S/N 1721R, built 1973 (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)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731008034109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731008034109A), Oct 8, 1973: Ayres S2R, Fisher, AR, Substantial damage. Plt last pass made l turn too close to rice l wing tip hit rice acft cartwheeled.

## Other investigations on N5521X (2)

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 CEN18LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA332), Aug 15, 2018: Aero Commander S2R (N5521X), Westbrook, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A runway excursion during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB ANC75AA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA004), Jul 9, 1974: Aero Comdr 600S2R (N5521X), Umiat, AK, substantial damage

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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