# NTSB OAK79DVA08: Rockwell S2R, N5556X, Firebaugh, CA, October 31, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1978
- Place: Firebaugh, CA · FIREBAUGH, CA
- Location: 36.8511° N, 120.4526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Firebaugh, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8511&lon=-120.4526&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138973
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2907  78/10/31   FIREBAUGH,CA        ROCKWELL S2R        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 17650
        TIME - 1300                    N5556X              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 3800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SONORA AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FIREBAUGH,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  150
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5556X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5556X-1982-12-08), registration cancelled 1982-12-08, S/N 1756R (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL S2R
- Registry model: [Aero Commander S2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (registry code 0143022) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sonora Ag Strip

## 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 19781031032509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781031032509A), Oct 31, 1978: Ayres S2B, Firebaugh, CA, Substantial damage

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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