Aero Commander 600 S-2D N1785S

Summary

On 1 May 1983 at about 14:50 local time, a Aero Commander 600 S-2D registered N1785S was involved in an accident near Gilroy, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 May 1983 at 14:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Gilroy, California, United States

Coordinates

37.0591, -121.5498

Aircraft

Aero Commander 600 S-2D

Registration

N1785S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Martin → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83LA207

1 person was seriously 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

PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, THE ACFT WAS FULLY FUELED WITH 100 GAL OF AVIATION GASOLINE & WAS LOADED WITH 300 GAL OF NON-TOXIC FUNGICIDAL MIX. THE PLT TOOK OFF, FLEW APRX 5 MI TO A FIELD, AND AFTER CIRCLING OVER THE FIELD, MADE 2 SWATH RUNS. DURING A PROCEDURE TURN AFTER THE 2ND SWATH RUN, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED IN A STEEP, NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. AN INVESTIGAITON REVEALED THAT A PORTION OF THE #5 CYLINDER WAS MISSING & WAS NOT WITH THE MAIN WRECKAGE. A VISUAL EXAM OF THE FRACTURE SURFACE INDICATED EVIDENCE OF FATIGUE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.