Aero-Comdr S-2R N4997X

26 April 1977 · Maxwell, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 26 April 1977 at about 18:50 local time, a Aero-Comdr S-2R registered N4997X, operated by American AG AV, was involved in an accident during in flight near Maxwell, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 26 April 1977 at 18:50
Classification: Accident
Location: Maxwell, California, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Aero-Comdr S-2R
Registration: N4997X
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: American AG AV
Operating rule: Aerial Applicator
Purpose of flight: Crop Control Related Flight
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-0822

People

2 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	2	0	0	0

Probable cause

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.

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PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.20 GM%.

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No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-0822, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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