Aero Commander S2R accident near Hondo, TX
On June 6, 1998, an Aero Commander S2R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hondo, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 6, 1998
- Place
- Hondo, TX
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander S2R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.350°N, 99.151°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X10303
NTSB summary
On June 5, 1998, at 1958 central daylight time, an Aero Commander S2R agricultural airplane, N1765S, was destroyed upon impact with terrain following a loss of control during approach near Hondo, Texas. The non-instrument rated commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was owned and operated by Rusty's Flying Service, Inc., of Hondo, Texas, under Title 14 CFR Part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the aerial application flight for which a flight plan was not filed. The local flight originated from the Hondo Municipal Airport, at approximately 1855. According to local law enforcement personnel who responded to the accident site, the airplane was returning to home base upon completion of an aerial application flight in a corn field on Highway 173, approximately 5.5 miles north of Hondo. The operator confirmed that the airplane had been loaded with "Slam" to eradicate root worm beatles. Witnesses near the airport reported that the airplane was observed in the traffic pattern at approximately 400 to 500 feet agl in the downwind leg for landing on runway 04. Eyewitnesses reported that the airplane "stalled during the turn from base to final" during a visual approach to runway 04. Another witness reported hearing "the sound of the engine power being applied as the pilot attempted to recover from the stall." Witnesses reported that "the airplane impacted in a potato field in a nose low attitude, in a nearly wings level attitude, at a high rate of decent." The airplane came to rest in a westerly heading, in the upright posi
Probable cause
The inadvertent stall due to the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors were the high winds and the wind induced turbulence.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
