# NTSB MKC85LA096: Aero Commander S2R, N1754S, Grady, AR, May 7, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 7, 1985, 08:20 local (13:20 UTC)
- Place: Grady, AR
- Coordinates: 34.070228, -91.6902 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0702&lon=-91.6902&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33937
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC85LA096
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33937/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA096

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AG AIRPLANE WAS BEING FLOWN ON A SPRAY RUN WHEN THE LEFT WING HIT A TREE. IMPACT WITH TREE AND GROUND DEMOLISHED THE AIRPLANE. PILOT WAS WEARING HELMET AND SEAT BELT AND SHOULDER HARNESS WAS FASTENED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1754S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER S2R
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1464 R
- Airframe hours: 3295
- Engines: P&W R1340 SERIES 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Dirty Bird, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, February 19, 1985

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 4,200 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 4,200 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 2 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F

## 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 19850507016789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850507016789A), May 7, 1985: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Grady, AR, Destroyed. Collided with tree at end of swath run. Pilot says he miscalculated distance from tree.

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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