# NTSB FTW79DPG46: Na Rockwell S2R, N8541V, Fairoaks, AR, June 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1979
- Place: Fairoaks, AR · FAIROAKS, AR
- Location: 35.2480° N, 91.0360° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fair Oaks, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2480&lon=-91.0360&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 July 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136212
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPG46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1120   79/6/7    FAIROAKS,AR         NA ROCKWELL S2R     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 3541
        TIME - 0800                    N8541V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 890 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIROAKS,AR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8541V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8541V-2015-05-11), registration cancelled 2015-05-11, S/N 2300R (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NA ROCKWELL S2R
- Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brown

## 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 19790607011419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607011419A), Jun 7, 1979: Ayres S2R, Fairoaks, AR, Substantial damage. Attempted take off on soft dirt strip with full load of chemical. Ran off end of runway into a ditch.

## Other investigations on N8541V (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 ATL92LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA141), Jul 22, 1992: Rockwell S-2R (N8541V), Americus, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A CRACK IN THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN AT THE FORCED LANDING AREA.

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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