# NTSB FTW80DQG32: Rockwell S2R, N4188X, Kress, TX, July 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1980
- Place: Kress, TX · KRESS, TX
- Location: 34.3658° N, 101.7484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kress, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3658&lon=-101.7484&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129831
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DQG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQG32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1287  80/7/22  NR.KRESS,TX           ROCKWELL S2R        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 15000
        TIME - 1330                    N4188X              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2184 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KRESS,TX                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4188X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4188X-1985-01-08), registration cancelled 1985-01-08, S/N 1950R (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL S2R
- 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
- Airport: Ag 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 19800722028349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800722028349A), Jul 22, 1980: Ayres S2R, Kress, TX, Substantial damage. Reported engine quit on takeoff. Crash landed off end of strip. No engine malfunction found.

## Other investigations on N4188X (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW82DA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA242), Jun 24, 1982: Rockwell International S2R (N4188X), Hart, TX, substantial damage

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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