# NTSB MIA74FKG18: Aero Comdr S2R, N8920Q, Pineview, GA, August 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1973
- Place: Pineview, GA · PINEVIEW, GA
- Location: 32.1043° N, 83.5089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pineview, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1043&lon=-83.5089&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FKG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG18

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2650  73/8/24    PINEVIEW,GA         AERO COMDR S2R      CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2600
        TIME - 0932                    N8920Q              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1168 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ACE FLIGHT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAKINSVILLE,GA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1030                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  350                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- HIT POLE ABT 5FT BLO TOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8920Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8920Q-1981-10-14), registration cancelled 1981-10-14, S/N 1590R (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR S2R
- Registry model: [Aero Commander S2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (registry code 0143022) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ace Flight 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 19730824029939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730824029939A), Aug 24, 1973: Ayres S2R, Pineview, GA, Destroyed. Hit pole abt 5FT blo top.

## Other investigations on N8920Q (1)

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 MIA72DKG96](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKG96), May 2, 1972: Aero Comdr S-2R (N8920Q), Unadilla, GA, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.