Aero Commander A-9B N2755V

Summary

On 24 April 1987 at about 16:15 local time, a Aero Commander A-9B registered N2755V, operated by Oscar B. Thoreson, was involved in an accident near Wood, South Dakota, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 April 1987 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Wood, South Dakota, United States

Coordinates

43.4902, -100.4792

Aircraft

Aero Commander A-9B

Registration

N2755V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Oscar B. Thoreson

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN87LA100

1 person had minor injuries.

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

A COMMERCIAL AG PLT WAS WORKING A FIELD WITH 2-4-D AND HAD BEEN SPRAYING FOR 15 MINUTES. ON A TURN TO REVERSE DIRECTION AT THE END OF A PASS, THE PLT STARTED A 45 DEGREE BANK PULL UP AND ADDED FULL THROTTLE. THE ENGINE THEN HAD A PARTIAL POWER LOSS AND BEGAN TO LOSE RPM. THE ACFT STALLED AND FELL RIGHT WING FIRST, 200 FEET TO THE GROUND. THE ENGINE, RIGHT WING AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED AND THE FUSELAGE CAME TO REST 50 FEET FROM THE IMPACT POINT. AN IMMEDIATE POST ACCIDENT FIRE DESTROYED MOST OF THE WRECKAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.