- Date
- May 4, 1983, 07:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Fallon, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4985XNorth American Rockwell S2R800
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830504017139A
- Case key
- 23698
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Analysis
The acft overran the departure end of the rwy during takeoff. The acft had a full load of fuel and about 250 lbs. Of insecticide. The acft had attained a speed of 65 mph as the end of the rwy was approached. The pilot stated that he thought he could make the takeoff but he began dumping the insecticide and at the rwys end he attempted to turn toward a road. At this point the acft collided with a fence. Tire marks 1 to 1 1/2 inches deep were found in the soft dirt rwy. The pilot stated that there was no problem with the engine and that the engine run-up checks had been performed while rolling on the 3650 ft rwy. The arpt elevation is 3950 ft MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4985X
- Reported as
- North American Rockwell S2R800
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5030R
- Engine
- Wright R-1300, 800 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Jerald Frey & Frey Spray
- Registered owner
- Roger Wolfe
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Airport
- FLX · Fallon, runway 13, 3,650 × 100 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 1,600 in this make and model · 8,000 as pilot in command · 44 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NFL, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.