- Date
- August 12, 1974
- Place
- Mathis, TX · MATHIS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4149XAero Comdr 600S2R
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740812025359A
- Case key
- 134544
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2167 74/8/12 NR.MATHIS,TEX AERO COMDR 600S2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 7031 TIME - 1545 N4149X PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 690 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAHLSING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MATHIS,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6000 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - OTHER 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 - 95 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT CONT FLT AFTER PART PWR LOSS.MAG MOUNTING BOLT CAME LOOSE.ENG QUIT,HAD TO LND IN MESQUITE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4149X
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 600S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vahlsing
N4149XRegistration cancelled May 12, 1995 · Rockwell International S-2RAirframe modelRockwell International S-2R
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.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.