- Date
- April 17, 1986, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Salem, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4949XRockwell S-2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860417012109A
- Case key
- 34162
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot states that the engine quit without warning as he was spraying a wheatfield. Pilot further states that he had very little time to pick a suitable landing area. He landed in hilly terrain and slid sideways into a crest, tearing out the right main gear and bending the right wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4949X
- Reported as
- Rockwell S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 501OR
- Airframe hours
- 2,003
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Raymond W. Breazeale
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 15, 1986
- Departed
- MPZ · Mt. Pleasant, IA
- Destination
- Salem, IA
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
- 59
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 18,160 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 18,000 as pilot in command · 67 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BRL, 24 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.
Other investigations on N4949X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.