# NTSB MKC79FCQ33: Rockwell S2R, N5008X, Hoxie, KS, June 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1979
- Place: Hoxie, KS · HOXIE, KS
- Location: 39.3558° N, 100.4398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hoxie, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3558&lon=-100.4398&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCQ33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCQ33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1740  79/6/24    HOXIE,KS            ROCKWELL S2R        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 6050
        TIME - 1700                    N5008X              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1050 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOXIE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOXIE,KS                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED                         GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5008X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5008X-2022-07-02), registration cancelled 2022-07-02, S/N 5041R, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL S2R
- Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright C7BA series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (registry code 67017, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hoxie 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 19790624023489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790624023489A), Jun 24, 1979: Ayres S2R, Hoxie, KS, Substantial damage. Engine stopped due to fuel exhaustion while returning to base after a spray operatin. Hit a fence and ditch.

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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