# NTSB LAX81DVA30: Rockwell S2R, N4238X, Bakersfield, CA, March 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1981
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVA30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0894  81/3/30    BAKERSFIELD,CA      ROCKWELL S2R        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 21000
        TIME - 1100                    N4238X              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON FARMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKERSFIELD,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING                                    ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1010
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- ENGINE RAN NORMALLY AFTER ACCIDENT.FERTILIZING PELLETS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4238X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL S2R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Johnson Farms

## 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 19810330013189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810330013189A), Mar 30, 1981: Ayres S2R, Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final approach. Pilot did not realize he didn't have power until too late. Crashed on runway.

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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