- Date
- June 14, 1990, 19:00 local (Jun 15, 1990, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Tilton, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8421VRockwell S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900614021239A
- Case key
- 35000
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Probable cause
Failure of the engine blower(supercharger). Related to the accident was the soft/wet terrain, where the forced landing was performed.
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 commercial plt said that while en route to the field to be treated, the engine began to lose power. An emergency lndg was made in a soft, wet, farm field, which resulted in substantial damage to the acft. Post-accident investigation revealed the engine driven supercharger had failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8421V
- Reported as
- Rockwell S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2181R
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Cartillar Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Hickory Ridge, 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
- 25
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 2,400 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 175 in the last 30 days · 12 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point -0 °F
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 N8421V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.