# NTSB FTW80DQD08: Aero-Comdr S24, N5018X, Mesilla, NM, May 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1980
- Place: Mesilla, NM · MESILLA, NM
- Location: 32.2693° N, 106.8091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesilla, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2693&lon=-106.8091&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 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131187
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DQD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0523  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5018X-2014-12-09), registration cancelled 2014-12-09, S/N 5050R, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO-COMDR S24
- Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright C7BA series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (registry code 67017, reciprocating) (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 19800526015379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800526015379A), May 26, 1980: Ayres S2R, Mesilla, NM, Substantial damage. Push-rod broke spewing oil on windshield during spray run. Hit wires, landed on road. Wheel hit sand. Nosed over.

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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