- Date
- December 1, 1983, 06:50 local (14:50 UTC)
- Place
- Firebaugh, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8837QAero Commander S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831201059529A
- Case key
- 24106
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Flt control syst,aileron control - lockedCause
Aircraft preflight - improperCause
Aircraft handling - not possible
Aborted takeoff - initiated
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The plt reported that he forgot to remove the aileron blocks before the flight. When he was taking off, the acft began to roll to the left. He was unable to control the bank attitude with rudder control, so he 'cut' the power. Seconds later the acft crash landed in a soft, plowed field & subsequently came to rest inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8837Q
- Reported as
- Aero Commander S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1537R
- Airframe hours
- 6,317
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Tri Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 4, 1983 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- CA
- Airport
- Q49 · Firebaugh, runway 3, 3,100 × 60 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 25,900 total · 8,244 in this make and model · 25,675 as pilot in command · 219 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 300° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.