- Date
- May 26, 1980
- Place
- Mesilla, NM · MESILLA, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5018XAero-Comdr S24
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800526015379A
- Case key
- 131187
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0523 80/5/26 MESILLA,NM AERO-COMDR S24 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 5500 TIME - 2100 N5018X PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MESILLA,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SANDY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 550 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3950 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- NR 3 CYL EXH PUSH ROD,P/N 11874.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5018X
- Reported as
- Aero-Comdr S24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5018XRegistration cancelled Dec 9, 2014 · Rockwell International S-2RAirframe modelRockwell International S-2REngine modelWright C7BA series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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