# NTSB LAX82FVA09: Aero Comdr S-2R, N4248X, Corcoran, CA, December 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FVA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3002   81/12/3   CORCORAN,CA         AERO COMDR S-2R     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 5090
        TIME - 1430                    N4248X              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - B & G AIR STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORCORAN,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- NR 1 CYL ASSY,PN 366249,FAILED IN THREADED AREA,CYL HEAD SEPD FM CYL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4248X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4248X-2012-11-21), registration cancelled 2012-11-21, S/N 2024R, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 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: B & G Air 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 19811203079549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811203079549A), Dec 3, 1981: Ayres S2R, Corcoran, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit during spray operation. Struck canal bank on forced landing. Cylinder head had seperated. Pn 366249.

## Other investigations on N4248X (2)

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.

- [NTSB OAK78DVA66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA66), Jul 8, 1978: Rockwell S2R (N4248X), Raisin City, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76FLG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG08), Aug 13, 1975: Aero Comdr 600S2R (N4248X), Latta, SC, substantial damage

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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