- Date
- June 7, 1986, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hickory Ridge, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4921XRockwell S-2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860607022089A
- Case key
- 34191
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that the takeoff was normal up to the initial climb when, at this point oil began streaking from the engine and it lost power. According to the plt, he immediately tried to dump the fertilizer and look for a place to land but, due to the marginal VFR weather, he ran out of altitude and impacted the ground in an unstabilized attitude. Post accident examination of the engine revealed a failure of the #2 piston rod led to a catastrophic internal failure of the engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4921X
- Reported as
- Rockwell S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2117R
- Airframe hours
- 3,000
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Norman L. Burnette
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 6, 1986 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- Hickory Ridge, AR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total · 300 in this make and model · 1,250 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JRB, 32 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.