# NTSB FTW81DRA29: Thrush S2R, N4937X, Ganado, TX, May 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1981
- Place: Ganado, TX · GANADO, TX
- Location: 29.0417° N, 96.5110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ganado, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0417&lon=-96.5110&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRA29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRA29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1034   81/5/9    GANADO,TX           THRUSH S2R          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3908
        TIME - 1130                    N4937X              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GANADO,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT 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
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  43                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 20KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4937X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4937X-2012-08-30), registration cancelled 2012-08-30, S/N 2146R, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THRUSH S2R
- Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (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
- Airport: Brock

## Other investigations on N4937X (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 FTW81DRA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRA38), May 29, 1981: Rockwell S2R (N4937X), Ganado, TX, destroyed

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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