# NTSB LAX82FUM01: Aero Comdr S2R, N5566X, Calipatria, CA, October 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1981
- Place: Calipatria, CA · CALIPATRIA, CA
- Location: 33.1687° N, 115.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calipatria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1687&lon=-115.4856&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123244
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FUM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUM01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2341   81/10/5 NR.CALIPATRIA,CA      AERO COMDR S2R      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 4079
        TIME - 0730                    N5566X              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2536 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALIPATRIA,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  0
        REMARKS- LOOKING FOR NURSE RIG AFTER DISPENSING LOAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5566X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5566X-2015-05-04), registration cancelled 2015-05-04, S/N 1766R, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR S2R
- Registry model: [Aero Commander S2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (registry code 0143022) (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

## 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 19811005065789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811005065789A), Oct 5, 1981: Ayres S2R, Calipatria, CA, Substantial damage. Allowed airspeed to decay in turn looking for nurse rig. Leveled but unable to check sink rate prior to impact.

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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