- Date
- October 9, 1983, 19:30 local (Oct 10, 1983, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Holtville, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8507VRockwell S-2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 24061
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt attempted to take off with 300 gal of fungicide on board. He said that the recently resurfaced dirt rwy had not yet been compacted & this increased the rolling friction which did not allow the acft to accelerate properly. The plt was unable to get the acft to lift off. Subsequently, it continued off the end of the rwy, struck a ditch & was damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8507V
- Reported as
- Rockwell S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2267R
- Airframe hours
- 2,881
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- B & S Duster Company
- Registered owner
- Aerial Ag Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 29, 1983
- Airport
- Ag Strip
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 16,500 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 16,000 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 33 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IPL, 15 nm away