- Date
- October 9, 1978
- Place
- Five Points, CA · FIVE POINTS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8861QAero Comdr S2R
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781009030669A
- Case key
- 138942
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2828 78/10/9 NR.FIVE POINTS,CA AERO COMDR S2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 16090 TIME - 1030 N8861Q PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FIVE POINTS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FIVE POINTS,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WITNESS REPORTED EXPLOSION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8861Q
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Five Points
N8861QRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 1989 · Rockwell International S-2RAirframe modelRockwell International S-2R
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.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.