- Date
- July 12, 1986, 09:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place
- Royal City, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5698XRockwell S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860712032349A
- Case key
- 40440
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
Shortly after takeoff at an alt of aprx 110 ft AGL, a loss of pwr occurred due to the #2 cylinder failing. The acft nosed over during the subsequent forced landing in a wheat field. The plt then extinguished a small exhaust fire.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5698X
- Reported as
- Rockwell S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2386R
- Airframe hours
- 1,800
- Engine
- P&W R1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Sun Fresh Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- 8WA6 · Royal City, WA
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
- 39
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 10,101 total · 2,300 in this make and model · 9,892 as pilot in command · 210 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.