# NTSB LAX81DVA26: Rockwell S-2R, N5597X, Corcoran, CA, March 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1981
- Place: Corcoran, CA · CORCORAN, CA
- Location: 36.0840° N, 119.5612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corcoran, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0840&lon=-119.5612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127280
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0150   81/3/7  NR.CORCORAN,CA        ROCKWELL S-2R       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 5000
        TIME - 1730                    N5597X              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 3200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CORCORAN,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4500                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5597X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5597X), registered now, S/N 5096R, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL S-2R
- Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duster Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810307008869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810307008869A), Mar 7, 1981: Ayres S2R, Corcoran, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directonal control on landing. Blamed dragging brakes. No report of brake problem.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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