- Date
- August 30, 1985, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Rosharon, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4012PRockwell S2R-600
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850830042269A
- Case key
- 21864
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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 - high vegetation
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The plt reported the acft contacted the ground after the left boom caught weeds during a spray run.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4012P
- Reported as
- Rockwell S2R-600
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2540-R
- Airframe hours
- 1,600
- Engine
- P&W PT6-A-AG, 680 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Alford Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1984 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- Rosharon, TX
- Destination
- Rosharon, TX
N4012PRegistration cancelled Nov 15, 2012 · Ayres S2R-600Airframe modelAyres S2R-600Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 5,300 total · 600 in this make and model · 5,250 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 97 °F, dew point 7 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.