North American Rockwell S2-R N34956

Summary

On 2 June 1986 at about 17:20 local time, a North American Rockwell S2-R registered N34956, operated by Mercedes, was involved in an accident near Mercedes, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 June 1986 at 17:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Mercedes, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Mercedes, Texas (57R)

Coordinates

26.1391, -97.9207

Aircraft

North American Rockwell S2-R

Registration

N34956

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mercedes

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW86LRG23

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENG POWER AT AN ALT OF 200 FT AGL SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PLT WAS FORCED TO LAND AGAINST THE ROWS IN A MUDDY COTTON FIELD. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER. THE EXACT NATURE OF THE ENG FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.