Aero Commander S2R N8834Q

Summary

On 10 April 1985 at about 23:00 local time, a Aero Commander S2R registered N8834Q was involved in an accident near Leslie, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 April 1985 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Leslie, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

31.9510, -84.0809

Aircraft

Aero Commander S2R

Registration

N8834Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL85LKG04

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 LOST POWER EN ROUTE TO SPRAY CROPS & CRASH LANDED IN A WOODED AREA. THE ACFT HAD FLOWN ONLY 2 MILES WHEN THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED. DURING THE POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AN EXAM OF THE POWERPLANT & SYSTEMS REVEALED THAT THE SUPERCHARGER HAD A LOOSE IMPELLER SHAFT AND THAT THE IMPELLER HAD CONTACTED THE HOUSING (CASE). THE IMPELLER CASE HAD LOST METAL IN THE CONTACT AREA AND THE IMPELLER OUTSIDE DIAMETER WAS REDUCED BY APRX 1/4 INCH. THE SUPERCHARGERSHAFT BEARING WERE WORN & LOOSE WHICH ALLOWED THE SHAFT TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ITS HOUSING. AN A M OR D REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY RUSSELL ACFT TO THE FAA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.