Aero Commander S2R N8992Q

Summary

On 11 August 1996 at about 06:00 local time, a Aero Commander S2R registered N8992Q was involved in an accident near Hatch, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 August 1996 at 06:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hatch, New Mexico, United States

Coordinates

32.6610, -107.1499

Aircraft

Aero Commander S2R

Registration

N8992Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW96LA346

Nobody was injured.

a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The FAA inspector reported that the airplane experienced a loss of engine power and the pilot executed a forced landing on a river levee. During the landing roll out, the right wing impacted a pole resulting in structural damage to the wing and flap. There were no reported eyewitnesses to the accident. The pilot did not possess a Part 137 certificate for aerial application. The pilot did not return any of the several NTSB accident report forms that were sent to his last known address. Several telephone messages left for the pilot were unanswered and his current telephone number is unlisted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.