Aero Commander S2R N8962Q

Summary

On 14 July 2005 at about 19:30 local time, a Aero Commander S2R registered N8962Q was involved in an accident near Walnut, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 July 2005 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Walnut, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Woodley Airstrip (PVT)

Coordinates

41.5333, -89.5833

Aircraft

Aero Commander S2R

Registration

N8962Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Walnut → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI05CA185

1 person had minor injuries.

Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision. A contributing factor was the corn field.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power during the agricultural application flight. The pilot reported that after takeoff he "sprayed" a field about 25 miles east of the departure airstrip. He stated that while returning to the airstrip, he experienced "fuel exhaustion four miles east of [the] runway" at 600 feet above ground level. He noted that he turned toward the north into the prevailing winds and executed a forced landing into a corn field. The pilot stated that there were no malfunctions associated with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.