# NTSB FTW80DPG25: Aero Comdr S2R, N8872Q, Ethel, AR, May 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1980
- Place: Ethel, AR · ETHEL, AR
- Location: 34.2865° N, 91.1637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ethel, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2865&lon=-91.1637&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DPG25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPG25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0440  80/5/21    ETHEL,AR            AERO COMDR S2R      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2717
        TIME - 0845                    N8872Q              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 695 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEWITT,AR                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2429                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  190                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8872Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8872Q-1981-10-19), registration cancelled 1981-10-19, S/N 1472R (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR S2R
- Registry model: [Aero Commander S2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (registry code 0143022) (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 19800521014279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800521014279A), May 21, 1980: Ayres S2R, Ethel, AR, Substantial damage. Struck several rice levees while spraying. Crash-landed in adjoining field.

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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