- Date
- March 31, 1978
- Place
- W.Palm Beach, FL · W.PALM BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7985VAero Comdr S-2R
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780331006389A
- Case key
- 142298
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0963 78/3/31 W.PALM BEACH,FL AERO COMDR S-2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 19660 TIME - 0715 N7985V PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 3500 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION W.PALM BEACH,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-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 - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 20 MOUNTAINOUS SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- #4 CYL SEPARATED.LNDD IN ORANGE GROVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7985V
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7985VRegistration cancelled Oct 19, 1981 · Rockwell International S-2RAirframe modelRockwell International S-2R
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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