- Date
- July 22, 1987, 12:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- La Joya, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5510XAero Commander S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870722038829A
- Case key
- 22213
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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
During an aerial application flight at a low altitude the aircraft's engine failed. A forced landing was made to a grassfield resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. Disassembly of the engine revealed partial failure of the left magneto. The aircraft was being operated with automotive fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5510X
- Reported as
- Aero Commander S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1710R
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Barnick Spraying, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Edward R. Barnick
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 29, 1986 · 93 hours before
- Departed
- Mission, TX
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
- 65
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 15,190 total · 12,152 in this make and model · 15,040 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 95 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MFE, 12 nm away
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 N5510X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.