# NTSB FTW74DPG64: Aero Comdr 600S2R, N1731S, Eudora, AR, May 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1974
- Place: Eudora, AR · EUDORA, AR
- Location: 33.1189° N, 91.2640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eudora, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1189&lon=-91.2640&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125837
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DPG64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1307  74/5/25    EUDORA,ARK          AERO COMDR 600S2R   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3040
        TIME - 1140                    N1731S              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUDORA,ARK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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
        REMARKS- LND ON TURN ROW TO TALK TO FLAGMAN. L GR HIT BURIED DRAINAGE DITCH UNDER ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1731S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1731S-2000-07-28), registration cancelled 2000-07-28, S/N 1428R (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 600S2R
- Registry model: [Aero Commander S2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (registry code 0143022) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740525015409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740525015409A), May 25, 1974: Ayres S2R, Eudora, AR, Substantial damage. Lnd on turn row to talk to flagman. L gr hit buried drainage ditch under road.

## Other investigations on N1731S (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 FTW98LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA363), Aug 18, 1998: Aero Commander S2R (N1731S), Beeville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and the ensuing inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB FTW78DPG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG41), May 31, 1978: Rockwell S2R (N1731S), Eudora, AR, 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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