# NTSB FTW80DPG66: Aero Comdr S2R, N4934X, Swifton, AR, September 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1980
- Place: Swifton, AR · SWIFTON, AR
- Location: 35.8244° N, 91.1294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swifton, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8244&lon=-91.1294&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128767
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DPG66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPG66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1889   80/9/9    SWIFTON,AR          AERO COMDR S2R      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1000                    N4934X              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   26, 4870 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOON STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SWIFTON,AR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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 -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SPRAY BOOM CONTACTED RICE DRNG TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4934X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4934X-1983-06-15), registration cancelled 1983-06-15, S/N 2141R, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR S2R
- Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Moon Strip

## 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 19800909039459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800909039459A), Sep 9, 1980: Ayres S2R, Swifton, AR, Destroyed. Spray boom dragged in rice on edge of strip. Airplane turned sideways. Flipped over and burned.

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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