- Date
- June 15, 1993, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wynne, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4955XRockwell S-2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930615018089A
- Case key
- 18775
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Probable cause
The engine power loss for undetermined reasons and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
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
According to the operator, the pilot experienced a complete power loss after liftoff from a private agricultural strip. He subsequently executed a forced landing, straight ahead, into rough terrain. The engine was disposed of prior to the reason for the failure being determined. The engine had recently been installed in the airplane and had accumulated a total of 2.7 hours since major overhaul.
Factual narrative
On June 15, 1993, at approximately 1030 central daylight time, a Rockwell International S-2R, N4955X, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Wynne, Arkansas. The airplane had just departed on what was to have been a local aerial application flight. There was no flight plan filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area. The pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured.
According to the operator, the pilot experienced a complete power loss after liftoff from a private ag strip. He subsequently executed a forced landing, straight ahead, into rough terrain. The operator disposed of the wreckage prior to a determination being made as to the cause of the engine failure. However, it was noted that there was fuel on the airplane at the time and the pilot stated that the power loss came without warning. The engine had been recently installed and had accumulated a total of 2.7 hours since major overhaul.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4955X
- Reported as
- Rockwell S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2163R
- Airframe hours
- 5,000
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Hamlin Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 29, 1993 · 140 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
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 4,950 total · 2,408 in this make and model · 4,900 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 75 °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.