- Date
- July 28, 1986, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Dumas, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5694XAero Commander S-2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860728036509A
- Case key
- 34224
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that after takeoff, during initial climb, he heard grinding metal and smelled hot metal before the engine slowed down and seized. After crash landing in a corn field, the pilot further stated, he noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment whereupon he quickly exited uninjured. Shortly thereafter the aircraft caught fire and burned, according to the pilot.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5694X
- Reported as
- Aero Commander S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1794R
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Hillis Wayne Shultz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Dumas, 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
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,340 total · 960 in this make and model · 4,300 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 99 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LIT, 62 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.