- Date
- June 17, 1982, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bishop, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5028XRockwell S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820617023269A
- Case key
- 69964
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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.
Analysis
Reportedly, the pilot realized he was low on fuel, but thought he had enough to finish spraying the field and return to the landing area. As he pulled up from the last pass, he noticed that one fuel gauge was on empty and the other was indicating about 1/8 full. At about 50 ft AGL, the engine lost power from fuel exhaustion and the pilot landed straight ahead in an open field. During the landing, the aircraft collided with a ditch and was substantially damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5028X
- Reported as
- Rockwell S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5060R
- Airframe hours
- 2,450
- Engine
- Wright R-1300-1B, 800 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- W.W. Stanley
- Registered owner
- W.W. Stanley
- Departed
- 07R · Bishop, TX
- Destination
- 07R · Bishop, TX
- Airport
- 07R · Bishop Municipal
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 8,000 in this make and model · 8,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.