# NTSB FTW78DPG35: Aero Comdr S-2R, N8958Q, Fontane, AR, May 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1978
- Place: Fontane, AR · FONTANE, AR
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142023
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DPG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1783  78/5/24    FONTANE,AR          AERO COMDR S-2R     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 9100
        TIME - 0800                    N8958Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICH NUTT AIR SRV
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FONTANE,AR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- BRAKE LINING WORN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8958Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8958Q-1997-03-06), registration cancelled 1997-03-06, S/N 1628R (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: Rich Nutt Air Srv

## 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 19780524011849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780524011849A), May 24, 1978: Ayres S2R, Fontane, AR, Substantial damage. Brake lining worn.

## Other investigations on N8958Q (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 FTW94LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA128), Apr 18, 1994: Aero Commander S2R (N8958Q), Monticello, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE INADVERTANT STALL DURING THE FORCED LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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