- Date
- July 5, 1989, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Reyno, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4931XRockwell S-2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890705019719A
- Case key
- 34660
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Probable cause
Improper in-flight planning/decision by the pilot which resulted in a tight maneuver at inadequate airspeed and a subsequent stall. A contributing factor was the presence of high obstructions (trees).
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft was observed on a final swath run (to the north) along the west side of a rice field. At the end of the swath run, the acft entered a climb over a wooded area & the plt began a steep left turn to maneuver the acft for a trim pass over the north edge of the field. A witness rprtd that about 3/4 of the way thru the turn, the acft appeared to snap-roll. It then entered a near vertical descent & crashed. Aprx 33 mi south at jonesboro, AR, the 1051 CDT wind was from 050 at 7 KTS. No pre-acdnt malfunction or failure of the acft or eng was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4931X
- Reported as
- Rockwell S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2135R
- Airframe hours
- 3,811
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Archer, Jerry L.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 30, 1989 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- Reyno, 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
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 10,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,700 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JBR, 33 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.