# NTSB FTW82FRA20: Rockwell Intl S-2R, N8456V, Alvin, TX, May 3, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: May 3, 1982, 12:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place: Alvin, TX
- Location: 29.4248° N, 95.2244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alvin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4248&lon=-95.2244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69758
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FRA20
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69758/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRA20

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE PILOT'S FATHER REPORTED THAT HE AND HIS SON WERE EN ROUTE IN SEPARATE AIRCRAFT TO APPLY FERTILIZER TO A RICE FIELD. HE NOTICED HIS SON DIVE FROM 500 FT TO ABOUT 100 FT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOP GROUND WIRES OF A TRANSMISSION LINE. THE PLANE CRASHED IN A FIELD AND BURNED, AND THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY BURNED. THE CONTINUITY OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED SINCE THE ALUMINUM TORQUE TUBES WERE BURNED. HOWEVER, ALL OF THE STEEL BELLCRANKS AND ROD ENDS WERE IN PLACE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8456V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8456V-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 2216R, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTL S-2R
- 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
- Serial number: 2216R
- Engines: U/A OF CANADA PT6A-27 750 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Mcnabb Fly Service
- Registered owner: Mcnabb Fly Service
- Departed: ALVIN, TX
- Destination: ALVIN, TX
- Airport: Alvin

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,900 total, 900 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 5 knots
- 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 19820503013939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820503013939A), May 3, 1982: Ayres S2RRESTD, Alvin, TX, Destroyed. Ag pilot dived into powerlines en route to spray field. Reason for action not clear.

## Other investigations on N8456V (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 MIA95LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA015), Nov 1, 1994: Rockwell S-2R (N8456V), Madison, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOTS IMPROPER USE OF BRAKES DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

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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