# NTSB FTW77FPG78: Snow S-2R, N8466V, Wilmot, AR, August 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1977
- Place: Wilmot, AR · WILMOT, AR
- Location: 33.0567° N, 91.5830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmot, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0567&lon=-91.5830&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FPG78
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPG78

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1694  77/8/22    WILMOT,AR           SNOW S-2R           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N8466V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 41, 17200 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILMOT,AR                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD ACROSS FURROWS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8466V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8466V), registered now, S/N 2226R, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNOW S-2R
- Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (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: 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 19770822018939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770822018939A), Aug 22, 1977: Ayres S2R, Wilmot, AR, Substantial damage. Lndd across furrows.

## Other investigations on N8466V (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 CHI08CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA198), Jul 18, 2008: Rockwell S2R (N8466V), Carthage, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident were the uneven runway, the runway edge, and the cornfield.
- [NTSB FTW82DA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA089), Mar 10, 1982: Rockwell S-2R (N8466V), Oberlin, LA, 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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