# NTSB OAK75DVA54: Aero Comdr 600S2R, N4235X, Hanford, CA, April 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1975
- Place: Hanford, CA · HANFORD, CA
- Location: 36.3281° N, 119.6548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanford, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3281&lon=-119.6548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVA54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0830  75/4/15  NR.HANFORD,CA         AERO COMDR 600S2R   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1600
        TIME - 1130                    N4235X              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FIVE POINTS,CA             HANFORD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1600                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - TOBACCO                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300
        REMARKS- GR HIT FENCE IN PASTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4235X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4235X-1984-09-14), registration cancelled 1984-09-14, S/N 2006R, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 600S2R
- Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750415008799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750415008799A), Apr 15, 1975: Ayres S2R, Hanford, CA, Substantial damage. Gr hit fence in pasture.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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