- Date
- October 6, 1978
- Place
- Scottsboro, AL · SCOTTSBORO, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8515VAero Comdr S2R
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781006030639A
- Case key
- 139020
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3144 78/10/6 SCOTTSBORO,AL AERO COMDR S2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0940 N8515V PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 35, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSBORO MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCOTTSBORO,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000 KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY 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
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8515V
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Scottsboro Muni
N8515VRegistration cancelled Mar 24, 2014 · Rockwell International S-2RAirframe modelRockwell International S-2R
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8515V · 1
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