# NTSB FTW80FRG42: Aero-Cmdr S-2R, N5612X, Harlingen, TX, April 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1980
- Place: Harlingen, TX · HARLINGEN, TX
- Location: 26.1906° N, 97.6961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harlingen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1906&lon=-97.6961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131128
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0563  80/4/24    HARLINGEN,TX        AERO-CMDR S-2R      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 12000
        TIME - 0815                    N5612X              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA SARA,TX                  LOS FRESNOS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY FORCED PLT TO LAND IN ADJACENT COTTON FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5612X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5612X-2018-01-23), registration cancelled 2018-01-23, S/N 1812R, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO-CMDR S-2R
- Registry model: [Aero Commander S2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (registry code 0143022) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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