- Date
- August 6, 1977
- Place
- Bay Minette, AL · BAY MINETTE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8942QRockwell S2R
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 146347
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2380 77/8/6 NR.BAY MINETTE,AL ROCKWELL S2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0830 N8942Q PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 45, 14000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAY MINETTE,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 270
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8942Q
- Reported as
- Rockwell S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8942QRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Aero Commander S2RAirframe modelAero Commander S2REngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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Other investigations on N8942Q · 1
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