# NTSB FTW79FPG63: Aero Cmdr 600S-2, N8416V, Crawfordsville, AR, July 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1979
- Place: Crawfordsville, AR · CRAWFORDSVILLE, AR
- Location: 35.2267° N, 90.3242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crawfordsville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2267&lon=-90.3242&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPG63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1068   79/7/9  NR.CRAWFORDSVILLE,AR  AERO CMDR 600S-2    CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2800
        TIME - 1400                    N8416V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CRAWFORDSVILLE,AR            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8416V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8416V-1980-08-20), registration cancelled 1980-08-20, S/N 2176R (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO CMDR 600S-2
- 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

## 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 19790709014319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790709014319A), Jul 9, 1979: Ayres S2R, Crawfordsville, AR, Substantial damage. Stalled aircraft during turn around from a spraying run.

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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