- Date
- June 17, 1986, 11:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place
- Liverpool, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8935QAyres S-2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860617029449A
- Case key
- 22041
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was involved in a aerial application flt when the acft stalled during a turn. The pilot stated he had too much weight to execute the turn at the airspeed selected. The airspeed was aprx 10 KTS above stall speed at the time of the downwind turn. He had full fuel and a full load of fertilizer onboard at the time. The acft rolled and nosed down straight into a rice field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8935Q
- Reported as
- Ayres S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2445R
- Airframe hours
- 1,400
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Bill Rogers Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 10, 1986 · 50 hours before
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 269 total · 16 in this make and model · 16 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8935Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.