# NTSB MIA79FKJ56: Aero Comdr S2R, N5544X, Paxton, FL, July 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1979
- Place: Paxton, FL · PAXTON, FL
- Location: 30.9726° N, 86.3118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paxton, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9726&lon=-86.3118&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKJ56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3776  79/7/25    PAXTON,FL           AERO COMDR S2R      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 987
        TIME - 1530                    N5544X              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLIE AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAXTON,FL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  630                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- WATER FOUND IN CARBURETOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5544X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5544X-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 1744R (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR S2R
- Registry model: [Aero Commander S2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (registry code 0143022) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ellie Ag Strip

## 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 19790725031109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790725031109A), Jul 25, 1979: Ayres S2R, Paxton, FL, Destroyed. Pilot reported engine lost power during ag oper, hit trees. Found water in fuel.

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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