# NTSB MKC85LA068: Aero Commander S2R, N8909Q, Bradley, AR, March 6, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 6, 1985, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Bradley, AR
- Coordinates: 33.090476, -93.650451 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0905&lon=-93.6505&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33919
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC85LA068
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33919/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA068

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT SAID THAT AFTER LIFTOFF THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AND THE ACFT SWERVED OFF THE AIRSTRIP INTO ROUGH TERRAIN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8909Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8909Q-2013-09-13), registration cancelled 2013-09-13, S/N 1579R, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER S2R
- Registry model: [Aero Commander S2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (registry code 0143022) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1579R
- Airframe hours: 5387
- Engines: P&W R1340 AN-1 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Positioning, Part 91
- Registered owner: John B. Smith
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, February 18, 1985
- Airport: runway 18, 2,500 ×  ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 8,060 total, 2,060 in this make and model, 8,000 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 100° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 46 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TXK, 27 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850306007059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850306007059A), Mar 6, 1985: Ayres S2RRESTD, Bradley, AR, Substantial damage. Whirlwind encountered just after liftoff. Departed side of runway, collided with rough terrain.

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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