- Date
- May 30, 1982, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lake City, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5522XAero Commander S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820530019869A
- Case key
- 71317
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - softFactor
Aborted takeoff - not performedCause
Proper altitude - not obtainedCause
Terrain condition - cropFactor
Analysis
The aircraft departed from a soft private ag strip with a heavy load and would not climb high enough to get above wheat in a field off the end of the runway. The aircraft collided with the wheat and was subsequently destroyed by ground fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5522X
- Reported as
- Aero Commander S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1802R
- Airframe hours
- 934
- Engine
- P & W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Jay Harmon Inc
- Registered owner
- Jay Harmon Inc
- Departed
- Lake City, AR
- Destination
- Lake City, AR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,700 total · 460 in this make and model · 2,700 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Temperature
- 194 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.