# NTSB MIA77FKQ02: Aero Comdr 600S2R, N4173X, Swiftown, MS, October 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1976
- Place: Swiftown, MS · SWIFTOWN, MS
- Location: 33.3057° N, 90.4251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swiftown, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3057&lon=-90.4251&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKQ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKQ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3588   76/10/4   SWIFTOWN,MS         AERO COMDR 600S2R   CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 8076
        TIME - 1645                    N4173X              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUGH CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SWIFTOWN,MS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PWR RDCD WHEN 100 FT ALT REACHED NOT WHEN CRUISING SPEED ATTAINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4173X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4173X-1976-11-19), registration cancelled 1976-11-19, S/N 1942R, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 600S2R
- Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pugh City

## 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 19761004031199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761004031199A), Oct 4, 1976: Ayres S2B, Swiftown, MS, Destroyed. Pwr rdcd when 100 ft alt reached not when cruising speed attained.

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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