- Date
- May 31, 1986, 07:15 local (12:15 UTC)
- Place
- Pocahontas, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8896QAero Commander S-2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860531074029A
- Case key
- 34187
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Analysis
The pilot stated that this was his third flight of the morning with a full load of fertilizer. Reportedly, he was in the process of aerial application, when the engine quit. He made a forced landing on a short field road. He further stated that the ground roll was fine until the right main landing gear struck a big rock and he lost directional control. The aircraft then went thru a ditch and nosed over. The engine was damaged beyond economical repair due to an internal catastrophic failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8896Q
- Reported as
- Aero Commander S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1496R
- Airframe hours
- 4,800
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Virginia E. Eiler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 3, 1986 · 155 hours before
- Departed
- Pocahontas, AR
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
- 64
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 29,800 total · 4,800 in this make and model · 129 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JFR, 30 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 N8896Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.