# NTSB MIA79DKJ02: Aero Comdr S2R, N8515V, Scottsboro, AL, October 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1978
- Place: Scottsboro, AL · SCOTTSBORO, AL
- Location: 34.6723° N, 86.0341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsboro, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6723&lon=-86.0341&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139020
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKJ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8515V-2014-03-24), registration cancelled 2014-03-24, S/N 2275R (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR S2R
- Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scottsboro Muni

## 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 19781006030639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781006030639A), Oct 6, 1978: Ayres S2B, Scottsboro, AL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8515V (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL83LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA130), Mar 7, 1983: Rockwell Intl S-2R (N8515V), Marshallville, GA, substantial damage

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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