- Date
- July 24, 1988, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- O'Brien, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N4222XRockwell S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880724027579A
- Case key
- 32031
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The purpose of the flt was to spray a soybean field about 1/2 mi n of the airstrip. There are no known witnesses to the crash, but a person in the area heard the eng 'pop', then eng sound ceased; seconds later the sound of impact was heard. The acft struck the grnd in a nose down, slight left-wing-low attitude, coming to rest in the impact crater, suggesting a slow forward speed & high vertical rate of descent. There were no other grnd contact points. The hopper burst on impact & the lanate sprayed out ahead of the acft in a fan shaped pattern. The plt's seat belt & shoulder harness webbing failed in overload & the plt was ejected from the acft. The restraints were weathered & blanched in appearance. The prop showed no evidence of rotation, however, an exam of the eng revealed no evidence of pre-impact malfunction or failure. The fuel tanks had ruptured but there was a lack of fuel odor. The fuel lines, fuel selector and fuel pump contained only residual fuel. The carburetor was broken.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4222X
- Reported as
- Rockwell S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1981R
- Airframe hours
- 5,000
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Ronnie Gainous
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 6, 1988 · 150 hours before
- Departed
- 24J
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,050 total · 200 in this make and model · 900 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 75 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 45 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.