# NTSB FTW79DRJ14: Rockwell S2R, N4168X, Garland, AR, June 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1979
- Place: Garland, AR · GARLAND, AR
- Location: 33.3610° N, 93.7142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garland, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3610&lon=-93.7142&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135753
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1497  79/6/19    GARLAND,AR          ROCKWELL S2R        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 11475
        TIME - 1230                    N4168X              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REED-JOSEPH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GARLAND,AR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- RIGHT MAIN GEAR BRAKE CYL FAILED.ACFT STRUCK WNDSOCK POLE. PLT RPRT TAIL WHEEL SHIMMY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4168X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4168X-2013-07-19), registration cancelled 2013-07-19, S/N 1937R, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL S2R
- 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
- Airport: Reed-Joseph

## 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 19790619018739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790619018739A), Jun 19, 1979: Ayres S2R, Garland, AR, Substantial damage. Acft veered off side of runway. Struck wind sock pole. Right brake cylinder malfunction.

## Other investigations on N4168X (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 LAX99LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA312), Sep 19, 1999: Rockwell S-2R (N4168X), Acampo, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment, which resulted in the aircraft encountering high vegetation, the loss of directional control, and collision with trees.

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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