- Date
- August 5, 1981
- Place
- Swifton, AR · SWIFTON, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8817QAero Comdr S2R
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810805049499A
- Case key
- 123997
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2503 81/8/5 NR.SWIFTON,AR AERO COMDR S2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1600 N8817Q PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY 27, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SWIFTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SWIFTON,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- RUST,DIRT,WATER & OTHER CONTAMINANTS FOUND IN FUEL. HEADER TANK FUEL DRAIN CORRODED SHUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8817Q
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Swifton
N8817QRegistered now · Aero Commander S2RAirframe modelAero Commander S2REngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8817Q · 1
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