# NTSB FTW82DA230: Rockwell S2R, N5028X, Bishop, TX, June 17, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 17, 1982, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Bishop, TX
- Coordinates: 27.579748, -97.789894 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5797&lon=-97.7899&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA230
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69964/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA230

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, maneuvering - aerial application
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (contributing factor)
  - fuel supply - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - open field (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5028X-1983-09-22), registration cancelled 1983-09-22, S/N 5060R (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL S2R
- Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 5060R
- Airframe hours: 2450
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820617023269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820617023269A), Jun 17, 1982: Ayres S2RRESTD, Bishop, TX, Substantial damage. During aerial application flight aircraft crashed during emergency landing after engine quit from fuel exhaustion.

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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