- Date
- June 25, 1986, 06:15 local (12:15 UTC)
- Place
- Caldwell, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4973XRockwell S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860625027739A
- Case key
- 40428
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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
Shortly after departure the pilot could not get any aileron response. A landing was attempted at a nearby airport where a go around became necessary. During the go around control of the aircraft was lost and it descended to ground impact. Investigation disclosed the pilot failed to remove the control lock prior to flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4973X
- Reported as
- Rockwell S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5018R
- Airframe hours
- 1,315
- Engine
- Wright R-1300B, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Davidson Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 12, 1986
- Departed
- 64U · Caldwell, ID
- Airport
- U35 · Caldwell Industrial, runway 30, 7,000 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- 48
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 10,500 total · 6,000 in this make and model · 10,500 as pilot in command · 170 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.