- Date
- June 2, 1986, 12:20 local (17:20 UTC)
- Place
- Mercedes, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N34956North American Rockwell S2-R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860602027799A
- Case key
- 22157
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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.
Analysis
The acft experienced a complete loss of eng power at an alt of 200 ft AGL shortly after takeoff. The plt was forced to land against the rows in a muddy cotton field. Shortly after touchdown, the acft flipped over. The exact nature of the eng failure was not determined during the investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34956
- Reported as
- North American Rockwell S2-R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2003R
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-ANI, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Mercedes
- Registered owner
- Mercedes Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Airport
- 57R · Mercedes, Texas, runway 13, 3,000 × 40 ft, asphalt
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,800 total · 2,700 in this make and model · 3,725 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °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.