# NTSB LAX84LA379: Rockwell S-2R, N8430V, Stanfield, AZ, July 2, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 2, 1984, 07:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Stanfield, AZ
- Location: 32.8794° N, 111.9628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stanfield, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8794&lon=-111.9628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24330
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX84LA379
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24330/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA379

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - object - vehicle
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT WAS MANEUVERING TO START ANOTHER FIELD WHEN THE ACFT'S LEFT WING HIT THE ROOF OF THE GROUND FLAGGING VEHICLE. THE ACFT THEN COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8430V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8430V-2013-10-24), registration cancelled 2013-10-24, S/N 2190R, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Rockwell 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
- Serial number: 2190R
- Airframe hours: 4791
- Engines: P&W R-1340 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Omni Applicators, Ince.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, May 23, 1984, 15 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 14,800 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 14,720 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F

## 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 19840702031399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840702031399A), Jul 2, 1984: Ayres S2RRESTD, Stanfield, AZ, Destroyed. Aircrafts left wing hit roof of ground flagging vehicle during aerial application operation.

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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