# NTSB MIA75FLD46: Aero Comdr S2R, N4858X, Ft Pierce, FL, December 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1974
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL · FT PIERCE, FL
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144912
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FLD46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4242   74/12/7   FT PIERCE,FLA       AERO COMDR S2R      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 7575
        TIME - 0940                    N4858X              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNRISE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STUART,FLA                  FT PIERCE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7000                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- WHEEL BEARING FAILURE ALLOWED R MAIN GR TO SEPARATE DRG TKOF.ACFT NOSED OVR ON SUBSEQUENT LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4858X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR S2R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sunrise

## 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 19741207043579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741207043579A), Dec 7, 1974: Amtr 0145001, Ft Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. Wheel bearing failure allowed r main gr to separate drg tkof. Acft nosed ovr on subsequent ldg.

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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