- Date
- May 4, 1981
- Place
- Williams, CA · WILLIAMS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8424VRockwell S2R
- Status
- Completed · report June 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810504022079A
- Case key
- 126334
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0884 81/5/4 WILLIAMS,CA ROCKWELL S2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1155 N8424V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 36, 10200 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 2800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLIAMS,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING FORESTS KIND OF CROP - RICE PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 80 REMARKS- FLOODED RICE PADDY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8424V
- Reported as
- Rockwell S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8424VRegistered now · Rockwell International S-2RAirframe modelRockwell International S-2REngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8424V · 1
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