- Date
- May 8, 1991, 11:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Beaumont, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4228XRockwell S2R-600
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910508014539A
- Case key
- 23214
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Probable cause
The failure of the engine for undetermined reasons. Factors were the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing and the rough terrain that was encountered.
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 pilot stated that shortly after configuring the airplane for low level cruise flight, he began to lose engine power and when he advanced the throttle and propeller controls the engine quit completely. The pilot elected to land on a highway right of way. There was no other suitable terrain. Post accident investigation did not reveal the cause for the engine failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4228X
- Reported as
- Rockwell S2R-600
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1994R
- Engine
- P&W R1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Dale Kelley
- Registered owner
- Dale Kelley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
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
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,430 total · 900 in this make and model · 1,400 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 45 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 16 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.