- Date
- June 5, 1986, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- La Feria, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8813QAero Commander S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860605021789A
- Case key
- 21971
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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 object
Object - wire,staticFactor
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Loss of control - in flight
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The acft contacted guy wires which supported a 1000 ft high television tower. Impact with the wires occurred at an alt of aprx 300 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8813Q
- Reported as
- Aero Commander S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1513R
- Airframe hours
- 6,600
- Engine
- P&W R1340 AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- L. P. Nolen, doing business as Mercedes Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 20, 1986 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- 57R · Mercedes, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 66
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 20,000 total · 20,000 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.