# NTSB OAK76DVA76: Aero Comdr 600S2C, N5523X, Riverdale, CA, June 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1976
- Place: Riverdale, CA · RIVERDALE, CA
- Location: 36.4304° N, 119.8672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverdale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4304&lon=-119.8672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153404
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVA76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVA76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1138   76/6/7  NR.RIVERDALE,CA       AERO COMDR 600S2C   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1350
        TIME - 1217                    N5523X              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         RIVERDALE,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  575                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  200                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- OPERATION WAS SPRAYING ZINC SULPHATE ON FALLOW GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5523X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5523X-2013-04-22), registration cancelled 2013-04-22, S/N 2174R, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 600S2C
- Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Riverdale

## 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 19760607013819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760607013819A), Jun 7, 1976: Ayres S2R, Riverdale, CA, Substantial damage. Operation was spraying zinc sulphate on fallow ground.

## Other investigations on N5523X (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX83LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA374), Aug 6, 1983: Rockwell S2R (N5523X), Brentwood, CA, destroyed

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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